This is commonplace in our cities and there are numerous examples over the past several years of police chiefs coming forward to beg citizens to report homicides and other violent crimes. Victim and witness intimidation is the status quo, even when the victims are small children.
Link: https://www.al.com/news/2024/03/birmingham-police-chief-many-homicide-victims-engage-in-nefarious-activities-too-few-witnesses-speak-up.html