Lansing Starts Teen Curfew, Gun Buy Back Program - WLNS TV 6 Lansing - Jackson | Your Local News Leader

Another teen is dead and now the city of Lansing plans to take action against gun violence.

Mayor Virg Bernero says police will begin heavy enforcement of a curfew for teens and the city will try to raise $50,000 to establish a gun buy back program, aimed at getting guns off the streets.

The moves comes just a few days after the most recent shooting that left a young teen dead, the second teen who has died in Lansing in a matter of a month.

Lansing police say 16-year-old Lavon Wilson was at a house party early Sunday morning, when an SUV pulled up and someone inside fired several shots.

Last month, 17-year-old Denzel Moss died when police say a gunfight broke out near his home.

Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero says he's outraged. In both shootings, he says people who witnessed the crimes have not cooperated with police.

"Part of my outrage is with family members who are being targeted. Some of these groups will still not share information with us. You know, we'd like to go after the perpetrator. We're trying to do that, but we have to have the information. Somebody out there knows something, in fact, they know a lot, about what's going on. If they don't share that information with the authorities, with our investigators, then we can only do so much," Bernero said.

Tthe mayor says he's not sure if the gun violence is gang related, but says there are definitely groups of people out looking to settle a score.

He says the city will roll out it's plan soon, which relies on cooperation from parents and the community.