Burlington city officials respond to recent uptick in violent crime [Video]

In addition to Saturday’s fatal shooting at Red Square, there were several other incidents that happened in Burlington recently.Burlington police Chief Jon Murad said since Aug. 9, there have been nearly a dozen violent crimes, including a string of them this past weekend.Burlington Police Department continues to tackle this challenge at lower staffing numbers than they’re used to.”Incidents that Burlington is struggling with show how complex the community safety issues have been and have been for a long time here in the city,” said Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak.At a news conference inside BPD on Monday, Murad addressed all of the weekend incidents.It included an assault near Walnut and Archibald Street, where a man was beaten up by multiple people after they got into a dispute over him throwing a can out of his car window.”Basically got the man to exit his vehicle, which he did. Then they violently assaulted him,” Murad …