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On the eve of Mother s Day, community leaders gathered at Hartford s Adventist Academy to show support for mothers who ve lost children to gun violence.
Amidst a rise in city shootings, the YWCA Hartford Region organized Saturday’s candlelight vigil, not only to show support but to also make a public plea to stop the violence. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
This comes nearly one month after two shootings that happened within hours of each other claimed the lives of two children. On April 10, 3-year-old Randell Jones was shot on Nelson Street and 16-year-old Jamari Preston was killed only a few blocks away on Magnolia Street.