MILWAUKEE— For the fourth year, Milwaukee is joining a national effort to support those impacted by gun violence with a candlelight vigil being held Wednesday to honor victims and survivors.
The event brings together community members who have experienced firsthand the devastating effects of gun violence, including Debra Gillispie, founder of Mothers Against Gun Violence.
Gillispie’s advocacy began after losing her son Kirk Patrick Bickham Jr., who was just 22 years old when he and two friends were killed at a bar in 2003…