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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Officials and community activists are responding to a recent string of gun violence incidents with a call to action for public health interventions. 

On Monday, the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence will hold a virtual meeting to discuss the recent uptick in gun violence in Pittsfield. The meeting will call for public health interventions, such as violence interrupters, hospital violence intervention, a neighborhood trauma response team, and more. 

It will be held over Zoom on Aug. 24 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. 

A notice for the event says it is "Not enough to punish the last shooter — we need to prevent the next shooting."  

There have been four gun violence incidents in Pittsfield since mid-June, leaving one person dead and a total of seven injured. 

The day after Berkshire District Attorney Timothy Shugrue announced a task force to take on a spate of gun violence in the city, another person was injured after shots were fired on Circular Avenue early Tuesday evening. 

On Sunday evening, three people were taken to the hospital after a shooting near the intersection of Linden Street and Francis Avenue.

Ward 3 Councilor Matthew Wrinn wrote on Wednesday that "Recent acts of violence in Pittsfield are understandably concerning to residents, and we should never minimize the impact they have on our community," but "At the same time, it is important to recognize that Pittsfield remains a community where people live, work, raise their families, and enjoy their neighborhoods every day."