Peace on Philadelphia streets is what the group and others involved demand.
"We want a presence in our communities. We want people to come back out of their houses, we want people to not feel like hostages, want kids to play again," said Jamal Johnson with Stop Killing Us .The group plans to target 77 blocks in 77 days.
"There's more blocks that we need to get to, 77 days is a lot of days, but we've lost more lives," said Jon McKay, the CEO of Life Outside the Streets.
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