A Brooklyn community, united in grief, is coming together to call for an end to gun violence after 12-year-old Kade Lewin was shot and killed while sitting in a car. Christinafantv reports.
while sitting in a car. The community held a rally and vigil on Friday night to honor the boy.
Lewin's mother could barely stand. Her grief-stricken loved ones guided her to a chair as advocates called for an to the violence that took her young son's life. "I came out and I see the little kid in the car. It was really heartbreaking for me," said Ann Charles, who heard the shots.Elected officials at the candlelight vigil called on state and local governments to do more to remove illegal guns.
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