Violent crime increased 18% from last year First year-to-year increase in such crime since 1993 Household burglaries also on the rise from 3.2million last year to 3.6million this year By Beth Stebner PUBLISHED:13:49 EST, 17 October 2012| UPDATED:13:50 EST, 17 October 2012 For the first time in 20 years, the number of violent…
When his son was killed, there weren t any programs or groups of parents of murder victims to help the family through the pain. While McKissic and his family put their faith in God, others may have chosen to retaliate, especially if they don t have support in the community, he said.
That s why he started the Mikey 23 Foundation. If everybody did that, we d have a safer and healthier and better community overall, he said.
Several years later, his three children created Siblings Against Guns, which aids the brothers and sisters of murder victims as they move forward.
Similarly, after her son s death, Pruitt began reaching out to other mothers who lost children to homicide. She asks what they need, what she can do for them.