GILBERT, AZ — During Tuesday evening's Gilbert Town Council meeting, members voted unanimously 6-0 to create a subcommittee focused on teen violence.
ABC15 is taking action to get the answers needed as teen violence incidents occur in the East Valley. Follow our latest coverage here.
After discussion, all city council members approved the subcommittee amid an increase of teen violence in the town "in conjunction with police intervention and support."
SUBCOMMITTEE PASSES: 6-0 vote after some discussion over if they should have a subcommittee or if a previous task force look into teen violence. Ultimately they approved the subcommittee. The members are the three council members that filed the paperwork (Scott Anderson, Jim… pic.twitter.com/aF8sLlqctL
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Councilmembers Scott Anderson, Jim Torgeson, and Chuck Bongiovanni requested that a January 9 town meeting include a discussion and vote on creating the subcommittee. They submitted their written request for an agenda item last week.
FULL COVERAGE: Teen violence incidents being investigated in the East Valley
Gilbert PD says they are currently investigating nine incidents involving teen violence; four of them were reopened investigations and five that were previously unreported to the department.
