As two families grieve the loss of their children, community activists in Detroit are mobilizing in hopes of slowing violence in the city.
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Activists call for gun violence prevention funding after teen & 4-year-old shot
Monday, representatives from seven different Community Violence Intervention (CVI) teams held a press conference at Skinner Playfield on the city’s east side.
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“We are tired and we are sick of this deadly disease. This should not have happened,” said Quincy Smith, who is the executive director of Team Pursuit.
The press conference comes after a shooter gunned down 18-year-old Daviyon Shelmonson-Bey and 4-year-old Samir Grubbs at the park near Denby High School over the weekend. The shooting happened Friday around 6:20 p.m. in broad daylight…