VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-30
“I said, ‘Give it two years,’”
Dr. Ronald Gates · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Dr. Ronald Gates recalled warning city leaders in 2016 that violence would escalate within two years.
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