In Detroit, Chief James Craig said violence spiked but has started to go down over the past two weekends. In Kansas City, homicides have been on a swift upward trajectory from the time a 41-year-old man named Earl Finch III was gunned down in a driveway in broad daylight on Jan. 5, the first murder of the year. Even the coronavirus lockdown did not slow the violence, though as in other cities it has escalated even further in the wake of reopenings. Much of the violence in Kansas City has had little rhyme or reason, often stemming from petty arguments that boil over. The police have attributed about 30 of the homicides this year to arguments, some involving people with no serious criminal history.

Source: New York Times August 11, 2020 09:01 UTC