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Connections: A Criminal Justice Professor's Personal Story Of Gun Violence

We hear the remarkable story of Irshad Altheimer, a criminal justice professor at RIT.

Altheimer can never forget the impact of gun violence in his own life: in 1997, a gang member opened fire on the car Altheimer was riding in. One of Irshad's friends was killed. Altheimer was struck by three of the 24 bullets that hit the car.

He explains how that tragic night changed him, and how it informs his work today.

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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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