Another shooting in the City of Utica

Shots rang out yesterday at two different locations within the City of Utica.

One person was hospitalized.

Within the city of utica.

One person was hospitalized.

Newschannel 2's kirk tupaj spoke to city officials about what it's going to take to curb the violence.

Utica police are investigating another shooting within the city limits.

The latest victim is a male in his 20's that lives on the 1500 block of oneida street where the shooting occurred.

This shooting took place around 11 o'clock tuesday night.

Just this year utica has seen six gun related homicides and over 20 bullet to body shootings.

Utica mayor robert palmieri spent the day on a clean sweep of that same area trying to connect with residents.

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None sot: mayor robert palmieri, city of utica the people are frustrated, and it's the people where we're walking are the people who are most frustrated because every time i'm on the streets, thefirs at you know wha there wasa shooe right ck on the strts and i don't fl safe.

Uticapolice say says tre's a nationide uptickn viole behavior.

Some of it m be covidrelated.

Ge unable to indict people for 6 months during the pandemic.

People who were out on the street committing crimes that should have been incarcerated.

Another contributing factor is the attitudes surrounding bail reform.

Sot: sgt.

Michael curley, utica police public information officer and i think a lot of it has to do with the anti-police fervor that there's a lack of understanding of conditions that you may or may not be caught with respect to the police being able to be proactive w antheir hands being a litt tied thatpeople feo repercussions r their acons.

Severashots werefired ont with any victimsbut one man was injurtrying toflee the t believe e 2 inciden are connted, buright now nobody's talking.

Sot: kirk tupaj the mayor says these clean sweeps are just one oftheg to keep the ci as safe andcleanp to residents to step up and do their part.

Sot: mayor robert palmieri, city of utica you got to get involved.

You got to step up a little bit.

It's not going to rectify its problem by sitting back and allowing it to happen.

It's going to be the residents that make the change.

Anyone with any information that can assist in the utica police investigation is asked to call 315 223-3510.

In utica, i'm kirk tupaj reporting for newschanl 2.

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