South Phoenix families hold vigil, community meeting for victims of gun violence

Families searching for justice, from just a few weeks to many decades, came together in South Phoenix Wednesday night to combat violence in their neighborhoods.

People packed Broadway Missionary Baptist Church to create a dialogue between victims of violence, the Phoenix Police Department, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, community advocates and local pastors.

“Our blood is just the same as everybody else’s. It’s screaming up from the ground, and we need to have some of these cases closed,” Rev. Roland Pierce said…

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