Dozens of community members gathered at Mission Manor Park on Sunday to support 14-year-old Ruben Perez, a high school student with cerebral palsy who was beaten earlier this month, and to take a stand against youth violence.
I spoke with the organizers and the Perez family on the South Side to see what the continued support means to them.
According to Isabel Perez, Ruben’s mother, a social media video that has since been taken down showed a couple of teens punching, kicking and dragging Ruben on the ground.
Tucson police say two teens have since been charged in connection to the attack, facing assault and robbery charges. Because the suspects are minors, their names are not being released…