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Gun violence in Milwaukee is 'out of control'

State Sen. LaTonya Johnson, D-Milwaukee, reflects on the May 13 shootings by the Deer District, the politics of guns and criminal justice, and how the trauma of violence harms the city and its people.

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

May 20, 2022 • Southeast Region

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