PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- Concerned residents at Cityscape Apartments in Peoria held a meeting on Wednesday to talk about starting a Neighborhood Watch program.

Carmella Jackson is a resident and a concerned mom at Cityscape. She says the program is to help stop violence near the apartments.

"We have a lot of violence that's been happening. And it's not really based on the people that are down here. It's on the people that don't live here," Jackson said.

On Aug. 16, a man was shot after two people attempted to rob him near Cityscape. At this point, there have been no arrests made.

Jackson said she is concerned about that type of violence impacting residents, including children and the elderly.

"Cityscape once used to be such a beautiful complex and we were trying to get it back and a saf

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