After a mass shooting Oct. 4 in downtown Montgomery, Mayor Steven Reed pushed back against the idea of a need for "militarizing our streets" by bringing the National Guard to the city as a solution.

Reed said repeatedly at an Oct. 5 news conference that the shooting was not indicative of a bigger problem within the city. "We aren't gonna let one or two bad apples spoil the bunch," Reed said. "We're gonna find those that are rotten, and we'll get them the hell out of here."

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