CPOY 77 Documentary Photographic Project Gold: Absence
A long-form narrative picture story or photographic essay that may span multiple years and portrays important contemporary concerns or social issues. To encourage long-term projects, images from previous years' work may be included, provided none of them have previously won a CPOY award. Half of the photographs in the entry must have been taken between August 23, 2021 and August 22, 2022.
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October 5, 2021
A list of 2021 homicide cases is seen in the Central Investigations Division Office at the Public Safety Building on Oct. 5, 2021. “We used to only need one board. Now we have three,” said Frank Umbrino, the captain of the division. Out of the 77 homicides as of Oct. 6, 2021, 54 of them involved a firearm as the weapon. According to Umbrino, there have been over 350 shootings that the police are aware of in 2021 alone.
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