There has been a nationwide spike in violent crime with many cities seeing record homicide rates over the past year. Police departments are bracing for the possibility of a violent summer as pandemic restrictions recede and warmer months begin. In our ongoing series, Washington Post criminal justice reporter Tom Jackman will speak with Louisville police chief Erika Shields about what is contributing to the spike including in her city, strategies to keep communities safe and lessons from the nationwide reckoning over policing. Join the conversation on Wednesday, July 7 at 12:00pm ET.

Watch live: wapo.st/shields