As Warren's latest shooting victim recovers - shot in her car just a day before - city, faith and community leaders on Friday laid out their plan to rid the city of violence. That plan includes two areas: one focusing on a stepped up law enforcement response, and the other a faith and community-based response.

Warren police have already started working under unlimited overtime and deploying saturation patrols. The city is also seeking help on the federal level, enlisting the DEA, ATF and US Marshals.

There will be between five and 16 officers patrolling at any given time during any given shift.

The street crimes unit will also be using unmarked vehicles to target gun crimes.

On the other side of the plan, the Urban League, Civic League, and NAACP will team up with local clergy to reach young people.

The city will invest in mentorship, guidance, and resources for families.
Mayor Doug Franklin says the city will set aside money for these in the yearly budget.

It'll also be leaning on nonprofits and programs that help keep kids out of trouble.

Many of the victims in this year's wave of gun crimes are teens.
That's why the city has enlisted its clergy leaders to make churches more than just a place people visit on Sundays.

"We want to save the lives of those who are in this dangerous situation, caught up in this lifestyle and perhaps don't see a way out," says Rev. Todd Johnson, First Ward Councilman and pastor of Second Baptist Church.

"The football coach spoke to them, the school counselor spoke with them, the pastor, the civic minded person in the community, the favorite uncle...they tried everything," added safety service director Eddie Colbert. 

The city's plan includes investing in family support programs and leaning on nonprofits that help kids stay on the straight and narrow.

On the law enforcement side, police chief Eric Merkel is urging people to step up with information to solve these crimes - information he says is too important not to share.

"I just watched a homicide video this week and there was at least 15 people that I know saw this and knows who shot," said Merkel. "Nobody's come forward."

And until or unless they do, some fear it could take a lot longer - and a lot more pain - for the city's plan to succeed.

"People may not like everything that's going on," said Trumbull County Adult Parole officer Vincent Peterson, Sr. "I don't like medicine, but I take it because I need to take it. It doesn't taste good sometimes. This community has to be willing to stand for what is right."