Following a weekend of chaos involving teenagers at The Avenues Mall, a local pastor is mobilizing the community for a faith-led call to action, to ask for more people to step up as mentors.
On Saturday night, reports of shots fired led to a lockdown at the mall. The panic began after a fight broke out among a group of teens, sending crowds of shoppers running for safety. In the aftermath, at least one vehicle in the parking lot was found with a blown-out window.
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Rev. Korey O’Neal, the program director for Project RISE, said the incident served as a breaking point.
“Saturday’s incident just ignited something in me,” O’Neal said. “I’m inviting all pastors, all spiritual leaders to come out. We have to do something to save the youth of our city. I’m passionate about it, and I’m making a call and a plea.”…