'I don't make any excuses': CMPD chief sits down with Channel 9

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There have been nearly 100 homicides in Charlotte so far this year.

The last time the city has reached that kind of territory was in the early '90s.

[RELATED: CMPD investigating 11 homicides after spike in violent crime kicks off 2019]

Channel 9's veteran crime reporter Glenn Counts got a chance to sit down one-on-one with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney.

Watch the video above to hear what the chief told Channel 9 the department is doing to keep families safe.

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