Quench The Violence is leading a demonstration from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Edgewood and Commonwealth avenues where people plan to line the street while holding signs with those who have lost loved ones to gun violence.
Nixon said her youngest son’s death is difficult to deal with, especially knowing there are others like her son.
Nixon will join others, many sharing similar experiences, Saturday afternoon to advocate against gun violence.Sincere Harris, an administrative assistant with Quench The Violence, is active in trying to combat senseless crime. According to our News4JAX records, 176 people have been shot in Duval County so far in 2022. That is seven fewer than at this point last year.“It heavies your heart because it’s like salt being poured on an open wound,” she said. “Every time you see another mother grieving and going through what you are going through, it kind of takes you back to that day when you were in their shoes.”
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