The number of homicides in the US city of Baltimore has reached a record high, prompting residents to propose a 3-day ceasefire to stop the killings.
Activists in Baltimore pursued a city-wide 72-hour ceasefire that would go into effect Friday and last at least through Sunday, hoping to end a record level of violence that has claimed more than 200 lives.
The bloodshed in the US city made 2017 the deadliest in a generation.
Erricka Bridgeford, professional conflict mediator in Baltimore, made the proposal for the truce and is pushing for its implementation under the slogan, “Nobody Kill Anybody.”
“The idea is to persuade shooters to put down their guns for three whole days, and remember what it feels like to make a positive decision for themselves, and for their city,” Bridgeford said.
As the toll of victims rises, the police department has reassigned 150 officers to Baltimore’s most dangerous areas in an attempt to curb the…