WHYY: Delaware summit highlights progress in Wilmington and Laurel as state and national leaders unite to end community violence

Three people are seated on a dais. The man on the right is holding a microphone and speaking. A man wearing a Laurel Police vest is sitting in the foreground.
The Community Violence Intervention Summit in Dover, Delaware (Johnny Perez-González/WHYY)

Violence prevention efforts were front and center at Delaware State University this week as End Community Violence Now hosted its first Community Violence Intervention Summit. The event at the university’s Dover campus gathered state and national leaders to celebrate progress and to share research, lived experiences and strategies to end community violence.