Police say teen gun violence is on the rise in Detroit

There have been eight teenage victims of gun violence in Detroit just this year. Three were murder victims and five were non-fatal shooting victims. All of them were between the ages of 13 and 17.

[ranger]

The breakup of the family units, no father figure, influx of drugs

[waltertaffs]

Social media rap music gum violence and video games and drugs and gangs these young men don't have respect for anyone

[Antiblackviolence]

Rap music, social media, drugs. Is taking a toll on this generation.

[averageamerican]

STOP BEING RAYSIS ITS JUST BLACK CULTURE 😭😭😭

[aceblanco]

No jobs. No where to learn n Detroit no Food ….Eazy access to guns

[kevinakakp]

They’re watching the violence on social media and repeating it over and over in real life

[preparker]

Parents not parenting no more 🤦🏽‍♀️ how your kids got guns and you don’t know.. what happened to raiding your kid room?

[orangecreamswirl]

Thank the heavens I don't live in Detroit.

[brucejones]

SILENCE THE VIOLENCE 😡
INCREASE THE PEACE. ✌️

[funDzAmEntal]

This been going on since the early 2000s

[kikismith]

The solution....raise your children better and properly!! It all starts at home....so stop complaining and do better. This will continue 😒🙄

[NenskiTrill]

Would be nice if all these people with AR’s and bulletproof vests helped patrol the city🤷🏾‍♂️

[dariusspence]

Nobody never say anything about the music industry! They the main reason for the violence on American city's street. We have to hold them accountable!

[angelataylor]

Parents lost control of their children because Society won’t allow them to discipline their children there’s a difference between abuse and discipline a belt on your kids behind is discipline it’s not abuse some do take it too far

[richardsullivan]

Black women are programmed to believe that they don't need the father needs to be at home to help raise their children.

[gencin]

They don’t keep them kids busy they turn to the streets where it’s trouble they need something to do

[PJ-vwzu]

There is not one answer to this problem and it is not just happening in Detroit. Most homes have no father figure putting massive responsibility on the mother to not only care for the children, but run the home and work! There are few after school programs, sports require the child to purchase items to play. If the mother doesn't have extra money, which most don't, then the child doesn't play. There are no new skate parks, roller rinks or indoor activity centers in the neighborhoods. And you feminists can say what you want but boys need a MAN in the home as a mentor. They are begging for male role models. The gangs and Mexican cartels are the mentors of our boys these days. These boys have no self respect let alone self esteem. There are very few volunteers willing to go into the inner city to help out. Every church in the city should be running after school programs. Even if it is only to help tutor the kids or run a day care so the mom can get a job. It's up to the people to raise the children, not the politicians who are only focused on power and prestige or the cops. If only a leader would step forward.

[jameshayes]

JUST USE THE FEDS TO DO A SWEEP AND START OVER

[duckie]

I didn't know people still lived in Detroit ! Why ??

[JayMavros]

Stop trying to place blame access to guns. People need to get their households together. Thats the issue. Lets fix that. Us in the black community love to place blame everywhere except for ourselves. That's the problem.