Pastor With Former Gang Ties Says North Carolina Mountain Town Is Downplaying Violence Amid Crime Fears

Asheville, North Carolina ‘whitewashing’ gang violence as crime skyrockets, says pastor

Asheville pastor Dr. Ronald Gates says city leaders ignored his 2016 gang-prevention proposal before recent shootings left two dead.

Pastor With Former Gang Ties Says North Carolina Mountain Town Is Downplaying Violence Amid Crime Fears

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North Carolina mountain town ‘whitewashing’ violence amid crime concerns, says pastor with former gang ties – Democratic Accent

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North Carolina mountain town ‘whitewashing’ violence amid crime concerns, says pastor with former gang ties

An Asheville pastor who says he had gang ties as a young man told Fox News Digital that city leaders ignored his decade-long push for a youth gang-prevention program before recent violence rattled the North Carolina tourist city.Dr. Ronald Gates first brought the proposal to Asheville officials in 2016, urging them to invest in early intervention for children he believes could otherwise be pulled into dangerous groups and retaliatory violence.Th…

Ex-Gang Pastor Claims North Carolina Mountain Town Is Hiding Violence as Crime Fears Mount

NewsFinale NewsFinale Journal An Asheville pastor who says he was connected to gangs in his youth told News Media that local leaders brushed aside his calls for a youth gang-prevention program for nearly a decade — long before a recent surge of violence unsettled the North Carolina tourist destination. Dr. Ronald Gates said he first presented the idea […] The post Ex-Gang Pastor Claims North Carolina Mountain Town Is Hiding Violence as Crime Fea…