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Efforts To Reduce Violence Change Amid Pandemic

Community Violence Reduction Director Shonna Majors.
Courtesy Shonna Majors
Community Violence Reduction Director Shonna Majors.

Efforts to reduce violence in Indianapolis changed with the COVID-19 pandemic, including outreach and community-based methods that had to pivot with the stay at home order.

WFYI’s City Desk reporter Jill Sheridan spoke with Community Violence Reduction Director Shonna Majors about the challenges her agency faces.

Jill Sheridan Poulos is a managing editor at WFYI. Jill worked as an editor and reporter on the city beat for six years. She was previously a member of the IPB News teams covering health and science. She started at WFYI as a news anchor.
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