A local organization determined to stop gun violence in Mobile hosted another event Saturday afternoon.
“We stand, we grieve, we fight. We share our experiences. And we’re just standing, fighting for our youth to have a chance to survive,” said Nija Hill.was shot and killed in Mobile, she’s hosting another event to help other grieving mothers.
When her son died, she formed a local organization called Mothers Involved Against Gun Violence. Since then, it has brought many local mothers together. Another member of the organization shared her story behind why she joined. “I was shot in 2008 due to gun violence. And, this is my son CJ Carlos Peebles and he was shot in 2017,” said Felecia Dorsey, as she held up a picture of her son.
at the beginning of the year. 9 others were hurt in that shooting that happened a few blocks away from this event.
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