MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) – On Tuesday afternoon, part of 26th St. in Milwaukee was closed for an annual block party giveaway put on by three mothers who have each lost a child to gun violence.
Shannon Allen’s son, Deandre, died in 2016.
“The last 8-9 years have been very hard and tragic on me, but what I do is turn my pain into purpose,” Allen said. “We come back into the community, we give back, and we try to be a positive impact.”…