As Lonnisha Landry stood in the noisy gymnasium at Van Asselt Community Center in South Seattle on Saturday, she talked about losing her son Xavier to gun violence.
His death two years ago in Auburn sparked Landry to start a nonprofit, Just/Us Love Ones, that gives support to people who have lost loved ones to gun violence.
The 42-year-old Skyway resident was one of about 75 people to show up and share thoughts on what Seattle’s next police chief should be like. Landry said two words were at the top of her list: compassion and dedication…