FOUR
PEOPLE WERE
SHOT
IN
% MILWAUKEE YESTERDAY,
TWO
ADULTS
% AND
TWO
CHILDREN.
% POLICE SAY ONE OF
THE
ADULTS
WAS
% KILLED.
% UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS
NOT
RARE.
% LAST YEAR
IN
MILWAUKEE,
100
% PEOPLE
WERE
VICTIMS
OF
HOMICIDE.
% ANOTHER
475
WERE
VICTIMS
OF
% NONFATAL
SHOOTINGS.
% WHILE
MURDERS
DRAW
MORE
% ATTENTION, THE
EFFECTS
OF A
% NONFATAL
SHOOTING CAN
BE LIFE
% ALTERING AND
RIPPLE
JUST
AS
FAR
% INTO THE
COMMUNITY.
% >>
IN
AUGUST OF
2018,
TYRESE
% MOSBEY
WAS
LOOKING
TO
START A
% NEW CHAPTER IN
HIS
LIFE.
% HE
HAD
ENROLLED
IN
AN
% ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
HOPING
TO
% CATCH
UP
WITH
HIS
STUDIES.% >>
IT WAS
GOOD.
% I CAME
TO
SCHOOL
ON
TIME.% >>
TYRESE
STOOD
OUT.
% >>
HIS
ENGLISH
TEACHER.% >>
HE
WASN'T A
FOLLOWER.
% HE WAS
ONE OF THE
ONES
IN
THE
% CLASSROOM THAT WHEN I
GAVE AN
% ASSIGNMENT,
HE
FINISHED IT
ON
% TIME.%>>
ON
AUGUST 29
TYRESE
FINISHED% HIS
LATEST
ASSIGNMENT.% >>
I
WILL
ACHIEVE
AND
REACH
MY
% GOAL BY
ATTENDING
SCHOOL
ON
% TIME,
STAYING
IN
MY
OWN
LANE
AND
% BY
STAYING OUT
OF
TROUBLE.
% [APPLAUSE]%>>
THAT
AFTERNOON, THERE WAS A
% FIGHT
AT
SCHOOL
THAT
SPILLED
% INTO
THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
% UNINVOLVED, TYRESE ENDED
UP
AT
% THE
BUS
STOP
DOWN
THE
BLOCK.% >>
AND
THEN IT
WAS
ME
AND
SOM
E
% OTHER FRIENDS AT
THE
BUS
STOP.
% AND
I
GUESS
THE
MAN
CAME
BACK
% AND
THREW A
PASS.
% AND
HE
LOOKED
AT
ME.
% AND I
LOOKED AT
HIM.
% THEN AS I WAS
ABOUT
TO
RUN,
YOU
% KNOW,
HE UP
AND
SHOOT
ME.
% HE
SHOT
TEN
TIMES.
% HIT ME
ONCE.
% I
FELT
IT
RIGHT HERE IN MY
HEAD.
% I FELL TO
THE
GROUND
ON MY
LEFT
% SIDE.%>>
HIS
TEACHER
HEARD
THE
SHOTS
% AND
RAN
OUTSIDE.% >> AND WE
SEE A POLICE OFFICER
% GIVING
CPR.
% >> AND
I
SAW
HIM.
% I
SEEN A
POLICE.
% I THINK
I'M
CHECKING OUT.
% I
THOUGHT I WAS
DYING.% >>
THE
DAY
I
GOT
THE
CALL, --
% >>
TYRESE'S MOTHER
GOT
THE
CALL
% AT
WORK.% >>
I'M
CRYING
HAPPY
TEARS
AND
% SAD
TEARS.
% BUT
WHEN
I
GOT
THAT
CALL, I
% DIDN'T
--
NOT
ONE
SOUL
IN
MY
% BODY,
MY
BABY
WAS
GONE.
% >>
TYRESE WAS
IN A
COMA.% >>
A
COMA
LIKE
IS A
LONG,
LONG
% NIGHTMARE.%>>
HE
CAME OUT OF
IT,
BUT
% REMAINED
HOSPITALIZED.
% FOUR
MONTHS
LATER,
TYRESE
% SURVIVED BRAIN
SURGERY.
% BUT HIS
LEFT
SIDE
WAS
PARALYZED
% AND
HE
COULDN'T
TALK.% >>
WHEN
I
WOKE
UP
THE
COMA,
I
% COULDN'T REALLY TALK.
% I COULDN'T
EVEN
MOVE
MY
WHOLE
% LEFT
SIDE.
% I
STILL
CAN'T
MOVE
MY
ARM
YET.
% BUT
I
COULDN'T
MOVE MY
LEFT
LEG.
% I'M WORKING ON
GETTING
STRONGER.% >> HE
WAS
FACING
MONTHS
OF
% REHAB.
% SUDDENLY
HIS
ACADEMIC GOALS
TOOK
% ON A
NEW
MEANING.% >>
I
WILL
LEAD
MYSELF
IN
THE
% RIGHT DIRECTION
AND
PUSH
MYSELF
% TO DO
BETTER.% >>
WHILE
TEE
REESE
!
TYRESE
STRUGGLED
IN
% REHAB,
HIS
MOTHER
STRUGGLED
% TAKING
CARE
OF
HIS
SIBLINGS
% WHILE
VISITING
TYRESE AND
TRY
TO
% KEEP HER
JOB.
% >>
THAT'S WHAT
KEEP
ME
STRONG,
% THE KIDS.
% HE
AIN'T
GOING
NOWHERE.
% WITH
ALL
THE
BAD
NEWS
AND
GOOD
% NEWS, I
CRY
HAPPY
TEARS,
SAD
% TEARS.%>>
SHE
MOVED OUT
OF
HER
% APARTMENT,
FEARING
MORE
VIOLENCE% AND
ENDED
UP
HOMELESS.% >>
I'VE
BEEN
STRESSED.% >>
NOW
HIS
TEACHER IS
HOPING
THE
% COMMUNITY
STEPS UP
TO
HELP
THEM.% >>
WHAT I
NOTICE IN
OUR
% COMMUNITY IS
WHEN A
PERSON
THAT
% WE RAISE SO
MUCH
MONEY
FOR
THE
% FUNERAL,
BUT
THEN
WHEN
THE
% CHILDREN
DO
SURVIVE,
THEY'RE
BY
% THEMSELVES.%>>
TYRESE
SPENT
MOST
OF
HIS
% REHAB AN HOUR
AWAY
FROM
% MILWAUKEE, SO
HIS
MOTHER COULD
% ONLY
SEE
HIM
ONCE A
WEEK.
% OR
WHEN
HE
HAD
APPOINTMENTS IN
% THE
CITY
.
% STRANGERS WHO
HEARD
HIS
STORY
% OFFERED
THEIR
PRAYERS.% >>
WE THANK
YOU
FOR
BRINGING
% TYRESE
FROM A
MIGHTY,
% MIGHTY LONG
WAYS.% >>
WE
PRAY.
% LET'S PRAY
THAT
THEY
SURVIVE.
% WHEN
THEY
DO
SURVIVE,
THEY'RE
% LEFT
BY
THEMSELVES.% >>
WITH
NEW
GLASSES
IN
HANDS,
% IT'S
TIME
TO
HEAD BACK
TO
REHAB.% >>
EVERY
TIME
IT
HAPPEN,
MAKE
ME
% WANNA CRY.
% I
BE
DOWN,
BUT
IT
BRING
ME UP
% KNOWING THAT
HE'S NOT
CRYING
% AND, YOU
KNOW.
% SO
I
FEEL
BETTER
NOW.
% BUT
I
BE HATE
LEAVING
HIM.
% >>
TYRESE
HAD
TO
RELEARN
SKILLS
% HE
HAD
MASTERED LONG
AGO.
% BUT
HE
NEVER
GAVE
UP.
% >>
YOU
NEVER
LOSE
HOPE
OR
FAITH.
% EVEN THOUGH MY
ARM
IS
NOT,
YOU
% KNOW,
FULLY
THERE
YET,
I
HAVEN'T
% GAVE
UP,
BECAUSE ONE DAY
MY
ARM
% MIGHT
MOVE.
% >>
GOOD.
% PICK
IT
UP.
% >>
HIS
GOAL
WAS TO
GET
HOME, TO
% BE A
BIG
BROTHER
TO
HIS
BROTHER
% AND
SISTER.% >>
MY
MOTHER,
MY
TWO
LITTLE SYB
% INKS,
!
SIBLINGS,
THEY
MY
HEART.% >>
LOOK
AT
HIM.
% LOOK AT
HIM.
% >>
HE
GETTING
UP.
% >>
TEN
MONTHS
AFTER HE
WAS
SHOT,
% TYRESE
WAS
HOME.% >>
IT IS
LIKE A
BLESSING FOR
HIM% TO BE
HOME.
% SOMETIMES I
WAKE UP
AND
I
JUST
% GO IN
THE
ROOM
AND
I
KNOW
HE
BE
% TALKING.
% KEEP
COMING UP
HERE.
% KEEP
COMING
UP
HERE.
% THAT'S MY --
HE'S
18
AND
STILL
% MY
BABY.
% >>
IT'S
HAPPY.
% BUT IT CAN'T BE
BE A
HAPPY
% ENDING.
% BECAUSE
TYRESE
AND
HIS
FAMILY
% WILL DEAL WITH
THE
IMPACT
OF
HIS
% SHOOTING FOR THE
REST
OF
THEIR
% LIVES.%>>
SOME
PEOPLE SAY
IT'S
HARD,
% LIKE
WHEN A CHILD
LIKE
THIS,
% HE'S
STILL A
BLESSING.% >>
I
THINK
HE
IS
HOPE
AND
ALSO% AN
EXAMPLE
OF
WHAT
GUN
VIOLENCE% DOES
TO A
COMMUNITY,
TO
A
% FAMILY,
TO A
SCHOOL.% >>
IT'S TOO MUCH.
% THEY BE
OUT
THERE
SHOOTING.
% WHO YOU
SHOOTING
AT?
% THAT'S NOT EVEN
THE
PERSON.
% Y'ALL
SHOOTING
AT
THE
WRONG
% PERSON.%>>
IT'S
EMOTIONALLY
DRAINING, IT
% IS.
% HOW
MANY
TYRESES
DO WE
HAVE
IN
% MILWAUKEE?%>>
THE
IMPACT
OF
GUN
VIOLENCE
% DOES
NOT
STOP
WITH
TYRESE OR
HIS
% FAMILY.
% FRIENDS,
CLASSMATES
AND
TEACHERS% ALL
CARRY
THAT TRAUMA
WITH
THEM.
% JOINING US
NOW
IS
REGGIE
MOORE,
% WHO
RUNS
THE OFFICE
OF
VIOLENCE
% PREVENTION THROUGH
THE CITY OF
% MILWAUKEE'S HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
% THANKS FOR
YOUR
TIME
TODAY.% >> THANK
YOU.% >>
REGGIE,
WHAT'S
YOUR
REACTION
% TO
TYRESE'S
STORY?
% >>
THE
FIRST
THING I
WANT
TO
% ACKNOWLEDGE IS
HIS
RESILIENCE
% AND RECOVERY AND
JUST
HOW
PROUD
% I
AM
OF
HIM.
% HIS
TEACHER REACHED
OUT
TO
THE
% OFFICE
LAST YEAR.
% SO THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT
WE'VE
% BEEN
FOLLOWING.
% BUT ALSO I
WANT
TO
UNDERSCORE% THE
FACT
THAT
IN
MILWAUKEE
OVER
% 500 PEOPLE
ARE
SHOT
EVERY
YEAR.
% AND
UNFORTUNATELY
I
THINK
THE
% STORY
UNDERSCORES THE
FACT
THAT
% THIS
POPULATION OFTEN
GOES
% INVISIBLE.
% WE
PAY ATTENTION
TO
THE
NUMBER
% OF
HOMICIDES.
% I
THINK
THE
COMMUNITY
RALLIES
% AROUND
THOSE
FAMILIES, AS THEY
% SHOULD.%BUT I ALSO THINK THA
T
WE
NEGLECT
% TO
UNDERSTAND
AND
APPRECIATE
THE
% GRAVITY OF THE
AMOUNT
OF
PEOPLE
% WHO ARE
SUFFERING
AND
SURVIVING
% AFTER BEING
SHOT
IN
THE
CITY.
% >>
WHAT'S
THE
IMPACT
ON
% CLASSMATES
OF
TYRESE
WHEN
THEY
% SEE
HIM
SHOT
OUTSIDE THE
SCHOOL
% AND
THEN
HAVE
TO
CARRY ON
THE
% NEXT
DAY?
% >> AND
I
CAN
SPEAK
TO
THAT
FROM
% PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE, BOTH
IN
MY
% OWN
LIFE,
BUT
ALSO
IN MY
WORK
% WITH
YOUNG
PEOPLE
THROUGHOUT OUR
% COMMUNITY.
% IT'S
SIGNIFICANTLY
TRAUMATIC.
% IT
IS HARD
TO
OBVIOUSLY
% CONCENTRATE
OR
FOCUS
OR
BE
ABLE
% TO
MOVE
ON
AFTER
SOMETHING
HAS
% HAPPENED TO
SOMEBODY YOU
CARE
% ABOUT.
% THAT'S
WHY
I
THINK
IT'S
% CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT,
HOW
% IMPORTANT
EDUCATORS
AND
FOLKS
% WHO HAVE
DIRECT
AND
TRUSTED
% RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUNG
PEOPLE
% ARE
IN
THAT
HEALING
PROCESS.% >>
NOW,
WE
JUST
HAD
ANOTHER
% EPISODE
OF
GUN
VIOLENCE IN
% MILWAUKEE.
% IS
THAT
REOCCURRING TRAUMA GOING
% TO AFFECT
THE
PEOPLE
THAT
KNEW
% TYRESE A YEAR
AGO?
% EVERYONE WHO
SUFFERED,
DO
THEY
% SUFFER AGAIN
WHEN THEY HEAR OF
% ANOTHER
EPISODE?
% >>
EVERY
TIME
THESE
THINGS
% HAPPEN,
IT
NOT
ONLY
AFFECTS
THE
% PEOPLE
DIRECTLY
IMPACTED,
BUT
IT
% IMPACTS
THE
ENTIRE
COMMUNITY.
% THERE'S
BEEN A
SERIES
OF
% SHOOTINGS OVER THE
PAST
TWO
% WEEKS,
INCREASING
INCIDENCE OF
% WOMEN
AND
GIRLS
SHOULD HAVE BEEN
% SHOT.
% THIS
SHOCKS
THE
ENTIRE
SYSTEM
OF
% OUR COMMUNITY.
% PEOPLE
ARE
WORKING
EVERY
DAY
% TRYING
TO
PREVENT
IT ON
THE% FRONT END
AND
SUPPORT
AND
% PROVIDE HEALING ON THE
BACK
END.
% THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT WE
HAVE
% TO TAKE
SERIOUSLY BECAUSE
THE
% TRAUMA
THAT'S
NOT
TRANSFORMED
% OFTEN GETS
TRANSFERRED.
% SO WHEN
YOU
LOOK
AT
DECADES
OF
% PAIN
IN
THIS
COMMUNITY OF
YOUNG
% PEOPLE
WHO
GROW
INTO
ADULTS,
WHO
% CARRY A
LOT
OF
PAIN,
THAT
MAY
% EVENTUALLY OR
C
OULD
RESULT
IN
% RAGE, IT IS SOMETHING
THAT WE
% HAVE
TO
DO
TO
REALLY
STOP
THE
% PRODUCTION
OF
TRAUMA,
BOACT
!
BOTH
FROM% A
SYSTEMIC
LEVEL,
BUT
ALSO
ON A
% PERSONAL
LEVEL.
% IT'S
CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT WHEN
% WE
TALK
ABOUT
HEALING,
COMMUNITY
% RESILIENCE, WHAT
THAT
MEANS ON
% THE GROUND
LEVEL.
% IT'S
REALLY
ABOUT
NEIGHBOR TO
% NEIGHBOR, FAMILY
TO
FAMILY,
% FRIEND
TO
FRIEND
AND
BEING
% REALLY
COMMITTED
TO
BEING
HERE
% FOR
EACH
OTHER
AND
NOT
--
THE
% SILENCE CAN BE
DEAFENING.
% IF
SOMEBODY GETS
SHOT
IN A
% COMMUNITY OR
NEIGHBORHOOD AND
% THERE'S
NO
OUTRAGE, NO
RESPONSE,
% NO
OUTREACH FOLLOWING
THAT,
IT
% BECOMES
NORMALIZED.
% WE
CAN
NEVER
NORMALIZE THIS
% LEVEL
OF
VIOLENCE
AND
TRAUMA
IN
% ANY
COMMUNITY.% >>
BESIDES
THE OFFICE OF
% VIOLENCE
PREVENTION
YOU'RE
ALSO
% INVOLVED WITH
SCALING
WELLNESS
% IN
MILWAUKEE OR
WOMEN.
% WHAT
ARE
THESE
ORGANIZATIONS
% DOING
TO
PROMOTE
HEALING?
% >>
RIGHT.
% WE
HAVE A
TRAUMA
RESPONSE
% PARTNERSHIP THAT WE
WORK
WITH,
% FIRST
RESPONDERS AS
WELL
AS
% BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIVISION.
% THIS HAS BEEN
GOING
ON
SINCE
% 2015 WHERE
WE'VE
TRAINED
FIRST
% RESPONDERS TO
UNDERSTAND TRAUMA
% AND THE
IMPORTANCE
OF
ENSURING
% THAT CHILDREN
WHO HAVE BEEN
% EXPOSED TO
VIOLENCE GET
% IMMEDIATE
AND
CONSISTENT
SUPPORT
% AND
COUNSELING AS
NEEDED.
% AND
SO THAT'S
SOMETHING
THAT
WE
% CONTINUOUSLY DO.
% WE'RE
AT
OVER
200
REFERRALS FOR
% THIS
YEAR
ALONE.
% IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH
SWIM,
% WE'RING
AT
!
WE'RE
LOOKING
AT
HOW
WE
IMPROVE
% COORDINATION, WORKING
% COLLECTIVELY AS A
COMMUNITY
TO
% ADDRESS
THE
AFTERMATH
OF
TRAUMA.
% HOW
DO
WE
BUILD
COMMUNITY
% CAPACITY
TO
PREVENT
TRAUMA IN% THE FIRST
PLACE?
% >>
WE TALK
ABOUT
THE CITY OF
% MILWAUKEE, BUT
ISN'T
THE
TRAUMA
% DIFFERENT AND
DEEPER WHEN
WE'RE
% TALKING ABOUT
COMMUNITIES
OF
% COLOR WITHIN
MILWAUKEE?% >>
I
THINK YOU
HAVE
INCIDENTS
OF
% CONCENTRATED
TRAUMA.
% WE ALSO
HAVE
T
O
UNDERSTAND
THE
% HISTORICAL CONTEXT.
% WE
DIDN'T GET
HERE
OVERNIGHT.
% THERE WERE
POLICIES AND
% PRACTICES
THAT
HAVE
CREATED
%
CONDITIONS WHERE
POVERTY
AND
% TRAUMA THRIVE.
% SO WE HAVE
TO
UNDO
THAT.
% IT'S GOING
TO
TAKE
TIME
TO
UNDO
% THAT.
% BUT WHILE
WE DO
THAT,
WE
ALSO
% HAVE TO
BE
COGNIZANT
OF
TRIAGING
% THE
TRAUMA
THAT'S
HAPPENING.% THIS IS
GOING
TO
TAKE
AN ALL% HANDS
O
N
DECK
EFFORT
FROM
% POLICYMAKERS AND
EVERYDAY
% RESIDENTS WHO
ARE
ALL
COGNIZANT
% OF
UNDERSTANDING
HOW
WE
GOT HERE
% AND HOW
LONG OF
THE
EFFORT THAT
% IT'S
GOING
TO
TAKE
TO
TRANSFORM
% THIS
COMMUNITY.
% WHEN WE
LOOK
AT EK
!
EQUITABLE
% INVESTMENT, WE HAVE NOT DONE
% THAT.
% WHAT
WE'RE SUFFERING FROM RIGHT% NOW I
S
LACK
OF
INVESTMENT AND
% PREVENTION OVER THE
PAST TWO
TO
% THREE
DECADES
IN
THIS
COMMUNITY.
% MILWAUKEE IS
NOT
ALONE.
% WE
HAVE
OVER-RELIED ON
THE
% CRIMINAL
JUSTICE
SYSTEM
TO
SOLVE
% SYSTEMATIC
ISSUES
THAT
BASICALLY
% PUNISHING PEOPLE FOR THE
PAIN
% THAT
THEY'VE
SUFFERED
AND
% ENDURED.
% SO
AGAIN WE HAVE TO
HAVE A
% PARADIGM
SHIFT
IN
HOW
AS A
% COMMUNITY WE
BUILD A
COMMUNITY
% THAT
CAN
THRIVE
AND
NOT
% CONSTANTLY
REACTING
TO
TRAUMA ON
% THE BACK
END.% >>
YOU
MENTIONED
NORMALIZING
% THIS TRAUMA.
% IS
IT
DIFFICULT TO
GET
PEOPLE
TO
% ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
THEY'RE
EVEN
% AFFECTED
B
Y
TRAUMA IN THE FIRST
% PLACE?%>>
THAT'S A GOOD
QUESTION.
% I THINK
IT'S
IMPORTANT TO
% UNDERSTAND
THAT
EVERY
ADVERSE
% EVENT
DOESN'T NECESSARILY RESULT
% IN TRAUMA.
% WHEN
I
TOOK
THE
ASSIST
SURVEY
I
% SCORED PRETTY HIGH.
% SO
MY
EXPOSURE
AS AN
% AFRICAN-AMERICAN MAN
IN
THIS
% COMMUNITY AND
THE
THINGS
THAT
I
% EXPERIENCED AND
WERE
EXPOSED
TO
% WERE
QUITE A
FEW
IN
TERMS
OF
% ADVERSE
EXPERIENCES,
SOME
MORE
% TRAUMATIC THAN OTHERS.
% WHAT'S IMPORTANT
IS
THAT
PEOPLE
% ARE
SELF-AWARE
AND
RECOGNIZE.
% WHEN IT
COMES
TO
CHILDREN, THAT
% PARENTS
ARE
AWARE
AND
RECOGNIZE
% THE
EFFECTS
OF
PTSD
AND
TRAUMA
% AND UNDERSTANDING
THAT,
YES,
% PRAYER WORKS.
% THERE
ARE
OTHER
TRADITIONAL
% PRACTICES
THAT
DIFFERENT FAITH
% COMMUNITIES OR
INDIVIDUALS
MAY
% ENGAGE
IN.
% BUT
ALSO
DESTIGMATIZING MENTAL% HEALTH.
% THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH
% SEEKING
COUNSELING OR
TALKING TO
% SOMEBODY ABOUT
HOW
YOU'RE
% FEELING
OR
WHEN
IT
COMES
TO
YOUR
% CHILD
TO
SAY
MY
CHILD
IS
WAKING
% UP
TWO,
THREE
TIMES A
NIGHT
% SCREAMING AS A RESULT OF
THEIR
% EXPOSURE TO
SEEING
THEIR
FRIENDS
% SHOT
MAYBE
TWO
MONTHS
AGO
OR A% YEAR AGO
OR
THREE
YEARS
AGO.
% THAT IS
ABSOLUTELY
OKAY
NOT TO
% BE OKAY.
% MEANING IT IS
OKAY
TO
SEEK
HELP.
% WE
HAVE
STIGMATIZED
MENTAL
% ILLNESS AND UNDERSTANDING THAT
% ALL
OF
US
STRUGGLE
WITH
ONE
% THING OR
ANOTHER
AND
THAT
IT'S
% NOT HUMAN
NATURE TO BE
EXPOSED
% TO
SOMETHING THAT
IS
TRAUMATIC
% AND THAT EFL
WILL
!
LEVEL
OF
EVIL
AND
FEEL
% YOU CAN
GO
ON
WITHOUT ANY
LEVEL% OF
SUPPORT.
% I WANT
T
O
ENCOURAGE EVERY
% COMMUNITY TO
TAKE MENTAL HEALTH
% SERIOUSLY.%>>
REGGIE
MOORE
FROM