Summit County detectives have used a gun range to test-fire seized guns and match them to unsolved crimes in Cleveland and Illinois. The Gun Violence Reduction Team has been successful in taking guns off the streets and reducing gun violence in the area.
A shooting in Cleveland and a murder in Illinois could be closer to getting solved because of some work done on a gun range by Summit County detectives. Five guns, which were seized during investigations, were test-fired, and it was determined that two of the weapons matched guns used in two unsolved crimes , according to Summit County Inspector Bill Holland. Sometimes these cases, the missing piece of evidence in these cases could be the firearm," Holland said.
The Gun Violence Reduction Team, which combines Akron police, Summit County detectives, and federal agents, has existed for about 10 years. The unit has taken thousands of guns off the streets and, potentially, out of the hands of dangerous people. "We've noticed a significant increase in gun violence in our area over the past few years," Holland sai
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