Councilman Crystal Orieva, co‑chair of the Prince George's County Council Gun Violence Work Group, led discussion of policy recommendations the group will vote on in coming meetings, opening with a slate of proposals intended for the County Executive and county agencies.

Orieva presented a recommendation to establish a county office on gun violence prevention to coordinate cross‑agency strategies; she described a proposed timeline of roughly six to 12 months to stand up the office with a "moderate annual budget" and suggested potential centralization benefits for accountability and long‑term strategy. She also proposed a county gun‑violence impact assessment to require that new development, school and public‑safety investments include a review of potential effects on gun violence and community safety.

Another recommendation Orieva described would create a public, real‑time gun‑violence data transparency portal to help residents and policymakers track incidents and trends. When asked whether the police department maintains a public dashboard, Assistant Deputy Chief Waddy, sitting in for Deputy Chief O'Leary, said, "We do have a public safety dashboard available on our website, but I'm not quite sure if that tracks that, though. I can look into that." The work group said it will follow up to determine what is currently public and what additional data could be published.

Orieva also raised a recommendation to prioritize prosecution of illegal firearm possession, focusing on repeat offenders and equitable legal process, and a proposal to form a regional task force to coordinate with neighboring jurisdictions to identify and dismantle illegal gun‑trafficking networks. Assistant Deputy Chief Waddy and Chief Collin described cross‑jurisdictional collaboration: Waddy said daily work happens with partners in neighboring jurisdictions and law enforcement investigators coordinate directly, and Chief Collin added, "We do have a robust Allied Investigators network that goes across federal, state, and local [lines] ... our ATF partners, who track gun violence cases," noting ballistics and forensic comparisons that link cases.

Work group members asked practical questions about eligibility for programs like DJS's Thrive Academy, referral pathways and capacity; the meeting record shows follow‑up assignments to collect additional details such as county referral volumes and whether existing dashboards meet the proposed transparency goals. Orieva said members may submit recommendations offline and that the group will vote to finalize recommendations at an upcoming meeting. The next work group meeting was set for May 16 at 11 a.m.

No formal votes were recorded during the meeting; members discussed preparing a final report to the administration and the County Council after a votes session of the work group.