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As COVID-19 ravages U.S., shootings, killings are also up
By COREY WILLIAMS
Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — When An-
dre Avery drives his com-
mercial truck through De-
troit, he keeps his pistol
close.
Avery, 57, grew up in the
Motor City and is aware
that homicides and shoot-
ings are surging, even
though before the pan-
demic they were dropping
in Detroit and elsewhere.
His gun is legal, and he
carries it with him for pro-
tection.
In Detroit, Chicago, New
York, Philadelphia and
even smaller Grand Rap-
ids, Michigan, and Milwau-
kee, 2020 has been deadly
not only because of the
pandemic, but because
gun violence is spiking. In this Dec. 26, 2020 file photo, Rockford police and other law enforcement agencies investigate the scene of a shooting at a
bowling alley in Rockford, Ill.
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