A new book offers a first-hand look at the root causes and potential solutions to a critical

issue plaguing communities across the country.

That's violent crime.

Emergency room physician, Dr. Rob Gore,

share stories of what he's witnessed

and experienced working in cities

such as New York, Atlanta, and Chicago

and overseas in places like Kenya and Haiti.

He created a successful violence prevention program

to keep young people from acts of violence

before they reach his ER.

I recently spoke with Dr. Gore about his book,

Treating Violence. An emergency room doctor takes on a deadly

American epidemic.

Dr Rob Gore, welcome to the news hour.

Thanks for having me.

Your decision to become a doctor serving those most in need was really influenced by your own

childhood, by your own experiences with violent crime.

You write about being beaten and robbed as a 10 year old how did

that searing moment set you on this journey?

I was on the corner of our block I was coming home from school and these two guys jumped me.

Somebody came from me grabbed me from behind another guy punched me and they dug my

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