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RESOLUTION NO. 2 7
A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF JUNE AS GUN VIOLENCE
AND SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH ALSO THAT PROMOTES COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT, SAFER COMMUNITIES,ENCOURAGE STRONGER GUN
LAWS AND REMEMBER THOSE WHOM HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES AND
WERE VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE IN THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS,
WHEREAS, gun violence is a continually growing problem on the national, state and
Municipal levels, including the City of West Memphis
WHEREAS, it is acknowledged that gun violence and gun related incidents have an
overall impact on the health, mental health, welfare and safety of West Memphis citizens, 60%
of all gun violence is committed by individuals under 30 years old, also true nationwide; and
WHEREAS,West Memphis has collectively pledged and devoted all resources to ending
gun violence and gun related incidents, and knows 100,000 Americans suffers gun shot wounds
every year an average of 96 people die everyday from gun violence, every 70 minutes someone
under 25 lost their life to gun violence, 90%of law enforcement homicides is a result of
firearms, avid
WHEREAS,gun violence declined after the enactment of the Brady Handgun Violence
Protection Act in 1993 which created a national background check system, The Violent Crime
Control and Law Enforcement Act placed a 10-year ban on the sale of assault weapons and large
capacity ammunition magazines, and
WHEREAS, West Memphis has a particular need for the implementation of gun safety
and violence awareness programs to help deter gun violence and promote positive programs that
support noa-profit organizations,police departments, social and faith-based organizations that
provide conflict resolution skills, character building skills, gun violence education and all
programs that help to eliminate gun violence, and
WHEREAS,the city council of West Memphis urges and encourages Arkansas state
legislators specifically those who represent this great city to fight to strengthen the Open Carry
Law by adding common sense restrictions such as registry to engage responsible gun ownership.
West Memphis is NOT ANTI 2ND AMENDMENT and respects all whom choose to bear arms
but we do believe the looseness in the law contributes to many shootings and deaths in the City
of West M-.mphis, and
WHEREAS,the City Council recognizes a unified campaign with West Memphis Police
Departmert, faith-based community, social organizations, non-profit organizations and most
important the community to end gun violence and also denounce all gang activities, school
shootings, suicide and domestic violence. The City Council remembers all who have lost their
lives and were victims of gun violence. We all stand as a united council to end gun violence, and
join many other cities throughout the country, and
WE EREAS,the recognition of the month of June as Gun Safety and Violence
Awareness Month will provide an ongoing opportunity to educate residents on gun safety, foster
meaningful dialogue amongst the community about gun violence and identify much needed
solutions tc gun related crimes and incidents in West Memphis
NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF 'NEST MEMPHIS,ARKANSAS,THAT the month of June be recognized as GUN
VIOLENC[? & SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH AND THEREOF AND DISPLAY THE
COLOR O 1' ORANGE THAT IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AROUND THE UNITED
STATES 10 COMMEMORATE THE MONTH OF JUNE AS GUN VIOLENCE AND
AWARENESS MONTH
READ AND ADOPTED,this the�_day of 2018.
1A.-
WILLIAM H. JOHNSON, MAYOR
ATTEST:
PHLLIP FAA, CITY CLERK
Marco Xlendon City kuncil
RECEIVED
City Clerk's OffiG`a-
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CITY COUNCIL
West Memphis Police Department
Homicides 1990 (12 Homicides)
01/13/91) Theodis Ashe
02/26/90 Cleopatra Morris
04/27/91) Beverly Hawkins
04/28/90 Lee Ernest Clark
05/28/9) Terrance Tyrone Roberts
07/20/9) Kenny Ray Taylor
08/11/9:) Victor Smothers
08/12/9:) Edward Horwath
10/13/9:)John Smith Jr.
10/17/9:) Brittannica Williams
10/31/9:)Antonio Sanders
11/16/9) Curtis Trotter
Homicides 1991 (10 Homicides)
03/27/9:1 Terrance Williams
05/18/91 Augustus Johnson
07/17/9:1 Jimmy Payne
07/22/91 Michael Harris
08/18/91 Frank Hardy
08/25/91 Deborah Brigham
11/02/91 Otis Brown
12/10/91 James Southern
12/24/91 Horrace Burchett
12/25/91 Kathy Ann Jefferson
Homici:Ies 1992 (6 Homicides)
O1/14/9 2 David Brown
02/24/92 James Raymond Gradowski
03/07/92 Anthony Bonds
11/18/92 Larry Conway
12/12/92 Debbie McKenzie
12/14/92 Emmitt Seward
Homicic es 1993 (6 Homicides)
04/01/1�193 Jonathon Humphrey
04/07/1993 Amos Conner
05/05/2003 Christopher Byers
Steven Branch
Michael Moore
07/25/11,93 Terry Garrett
Homicic.e 1994 (9 Homicides)
O1/04/1094 Tyrone Miller
01/23/1494 Mary Stinnett
05/21/1494 Bobby Fletcher
06/10/1994 Lee Andrew Lemons
08/25/1994 Len Nicholson
09/16/1994 Sandra Williams
09/29/1994 Tommie Coach
10/01/1994 Wayne Johnson
10/03/1994 Mark Evans
Homicides 1995 (10 Homicides)
O1/14/1995 Maurice Peals
O1/17/1995 Steve Forester
O1/28/1995 Otis Webster
02/19/1';)95 Ronnie Mays
03/11/1995 Larry Mosley
04/16/1 1)95 Terry Mack
06/20/1995 Roman Wilson
09/10/1';x'95 Hunter Robson
10/23/1')95 Frank Hart Jr.
11/14/11,95 Chester Bell
Homicides 1996 (14 Homicides)
05/25/1996 Henry Warren
06/22/1996 Kevin Simmons
Ashley Green
Letoya Burns
06/24/1996 196 Ralph Hale
07/18/1996 Darrell Robinson
07/21/1196 196 Frank Banks
08/06/1'196 Raymond Smith
08/20/1'196 William Morrow
10/03/1'196 Sadious Curtis
12/12/11,96 Willie Jackson
12/15/1 :196 Rose Arnette
12/21/1 :196 Arnold McKinley
12/31/1 )96 Robert Chromizky
Homici,l.es 1997 (9 Homicides)
01/04/1497 Michael Fletcher
01/06/1997 Eddie Lewis
02/01/1997 Charles Newsome
05/12/1997 Shaun Jason Davis
07/19/1997 Clifton McNully Open
09/09/1'1197 Devonte Brown
09/23/1997 Danny Nolan
10/07/1997 Jerry Joyce
Sherrie Logan
Homicides 1998 (10 Homicides)
01/20/1998 Silvio Rodrequiz
03/03/1998 Shamika McDowell
03/27/1998 Vernon Love
04/10/1998 Courtney Jones
Dorran Davis
Sandra Jones
05/09/1998 Gwendolyn Barnes Open
10/17/1998 Nathan Gladness
11/16/1998 Anon Price Open
12/02/1998 Ricky Martin
Homicides 1999 (4 Homicides)
07/13/15 99 Iwanda Williams
10/12/15 99 Michael Williams
10/31/1599 Tyrone Suggs
12/01/1599 Charles Ellison Open
Homicic es 2000 (6 Homicides)
01/01/00 Sharon Jacobs
01/03/00 Shirley Anderson
02/20/00 Carl Trotter
04/18/00 Antonio Nelson
05/31/00 Derrick Price
11/26/00 Bernard Eason
Homicides 2001 (1 Homicide)
05/28/0 Marcus Turner
Homicides 2002 (5 Homicides)
01/09/02 Carl Geter
06/23/0:'. Frank Eason
06/29/0.2 Deonne Allen
07/01/02 Charles Herod
08/22/02 Austin Kirkwood
Homicides 2003 (3 Homicides)
01/19/0.3 Brandon Burton Opcn
03/23/0:3 Gilbert McGert
04/10/0') Althia Wheeler
Homicides 2004 (3 Homicides)
07/23/0$Anthony Williams
07/29/01. Tommie Davis
08/24/01 Michael Waters (Police Officer Killed In Line of Duty)
Homicides 2005 (7 Homicides)
01/13/0:1 James Simpson
04/15/0:5 Mario Smith Open
06/27/0:1 Nakime Lamont Turner
07/30/0:1 Thomas White
Darryl White
09/14/0.1 Nick Wilson
09/15/01 Clifton Sykes Parker Open
Homicides 2006 (4 Homicides)
04/26/05 Dupree D. James—Died 05/22/06 from Injuries
05/11/05 Kevin Smith Open
09/26/05 Terry Jones Open
12/05/05 Ed Lavoy Roe AKA Dragon
Homicides 2007 (5 Homicides)
03/01/2007 Myrtle Uvyonne Koeller,
04/04/2007 Jerkala Andrea Clark, 18 Months Old
08/09/2007 Virgil Joseph Weatherspoon
11/13/2007 David Harold Clark
11/26/2007 O.V. Johnson
Homicides 2008 (3 Homicides)
8/15/2(08 Schequietta Bell
8/22/2(08 Myron Crawford
11/4/2(08 Darrell Thomas
Homicides 2009 (2 Homicides)
02/01/,009 Jonathan Cannon
07/16/..009 Arthur Gregory
Homicic es 2010 (8 Homicides)
05/20/2010 Brandon Paudert (Police Officer Killed In Line of Duty)
05/20/2010 Bill Evans (Police Officer Killed In Line of Duty)
05/22/2010 April Lynn Rucker
06/22/2010 Charles Ive Johnson
09/15/2010 Timothy Prackett
10/20/2010 Derick Burns
12/13/2010 Derrick Ross (1 YOM)
12/19/2010 Maggie Wright
Homicides 2011 (4 Homicides)
02/18/2111 Eddie Murry
05/12/2111 Latoya Tribble
10/28/2011 Roy Lee Brown
11/05/21111 Quartus Inman
Homicides 2012 (6 Homicides)
01/22/2011 Thomas Heard
05/06/2012 Devario Smith
08/28/2012 Tony Mckenzie Open
08/30/2':112 Kerwin Ward Open
11/11/2012 Demyrion Miller
12/04/2112 Carlos Mitchell
Homicic:les 2013 (5 Homicides)
03/09/2J13 Clifford Stafford
05/06/2 J 13 Reshad West
05/31/2:)13 Jerome Chatt
06/01/2 013 John Scaife
09/16/21:113 Marco Chandler Open
Homicides 2014 ( 2 Homicides)
07/06/2014 Tony D'angelo Henderson
07/14/2014 Michael Mcdonald
10/17/2)14 Harris Franklin Open
11/04/2)14 Shameka Walker
Homicides 2015 (6 Homicides)
01/02/2)15 Nova Mott(6 week old)
01/25/2:)15 Justin Holloway
05/24/2;)15 Robert L. Walk
06/12/21)15 Virgil Owens Open
06/25/2015 Chris Terry
12/31/2015 Tyrone Miller
Homici Jes 2016 (11 Homicides)
01/22/2016 Ronnie Smith
02/07/2016 Deangelo Brown
05/14/2016 James Stewart
05/24/2016 Dedrick Meadows
06/28/2016 Exzavion Dent
07/02/2016 Anthony Patterson
08/05/2016 Jonathon Jefferson Open
08/22/2 016 Michael Gregory Open
08/31/:016 Robert Berrentine
09/04/2016 Carla Brown
12/12/2.016 John Warren
Homic:des 2017 (8 Homicides)
03/03/'.017 Gregory Brown
04/21/2017 James Bedford
04/26/::017 Jeffery Womack
06/12/2017 Christopher Gardner
07/06/:!017 Desmond Davis
08/03/:!,017 Naisha Pope
08/31/2017 Willie Emery
09/09/.2017 Frank Williams
Homicides 2018 (9 Homicides)
01/01/2018 Wilette Hollins Open
01/25/2118 Lennard Sumner
02/13/2018 Demetrius Hoard
03/20/2018 Clark Brown
04/28/2018 Oliver Johnson
05/02/2118 Anton Lewis
05/21/2018 Steven Holmes Open
06/09/2118 Jordyne Craig
06/13/2018 Jason Dove
Homicides by year
1990-1.
1991-10
1992- 6
1993- 6
1994- 9
1995-10
1996-14
1997-9
1998-10
1999-4
2000-6
2001-1
2002-5
2003-3
2004-3
2005-7
2006-4
2007-5
2008-3
2009-2
2010-8
2011-4
2012-6
2013-5
2014-4
2015-6
2016-11
2017-8
2018-9
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1990 tiv•ough 201#total of 190 Homicides 18 Still Open/Unsolved
Solve/Closure Rate 91%
1990— 1999 (10 years) average of 9 homicides per year
2000—2009 (10 years) average of 4 homicides per year
2010-2018 (8 years) average of 7.6 homicides per year