RICHMOND, Va. — Community leaders in Richmond are calling on families to take a proactive role in addressing gun violence after a series of shootings in Central Virginia.
A forum held Wednesday at Reveille United Methodist Church brought together dozens of residents to explore the causes of and solutions to gun violence.
The forum came after a shooting Tuesday in Highland Park and the killing of a 6-year-old girl in Petersburg just hours later. Families are also still shaken by a mass shooting in Shockoe Bottom last month…