LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Following a shooting on East Seventh Street Tuesday night that led to the death of Ja’Zarion Robinson, local anti-gun violence advocates are bringing aid to the affected neighborhoods to provide love and support for the community.
ONE Lexington invited volunteers and community members to join the group on Thursday, Oct. 2, going door-to-door near Sixth and Seventh street for Neighborhood Engagement Walks (NEW).
Those involved in the engagement walks will be giving out resources connecting those in the area to mental health, jobs, mentoring, mediation, and fresh produce from Black Soil.
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“This will be an opportunity to show love and support to this area and to explore how we can best serve the people in that community,” ONE Lexington members wrote on social media. “We would love for you to join us as we do our part to be a good neighbor!”
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Walk organizers are meeting at 5 p.m. on Thursday at the Seventh Street Baptist Church. Those who participated were asked to wear orange shirts and encouraged to bring additional resources that may help those in the wake of Tuesday’s shooting, which remains under investigation…