Steven Wilson Jr. of the Ella J. Baker House, a Boston-based nonprofit organization focused on violence prevention and community safety, speaking at the Roxbury branch of the Boston Public Library after 13 people were shot — two fatally — in five separate incidents across Boston on the Fourth of July weekend, with no arrests made. Mayor Michelle Wu stood by her two-year claim that Boston is the safest major city in America, pointing to historic lows in overall crime statistics, while community organizers called for a "supplemental budget for peace" and a public safety summit. (Boston Herald)