GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY – The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded a grant by the U.S. Department of Justice to aid law enforcement officers in fighting domestic violence.
The nearly half a million dollar grant makes Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Initiative site, which means the office, in partnership with Greenville Police Department, the Center for Family Violence and UNC-Chapel Hill, will train officers to better evaluate the lethality of domestic violence.
“This will multiply the number of specialists that we as a community have in the field to assist victims of domestic violence thus saving lives,” said Sergeant John Guard wit the PCSO.
Domestic violence victim turned advocate Christy Adams was in attendance. She lost her son when her estranged husband shot him to death then turned the gun on himself.
“It’s wonderful to know that everyone here is working together to stop it to prevent more families from losing family members,” said Adams.
