DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) â Jera Gentry lost her son to gun violence two years ago. After a
week of violent crime in Decatur, she is pleading with those pulling the trigger to keep the peace. I cry. I cried all night,â she said.â
Since Saturday, seven people have been shot in gang related violence. Another man was abducted, beaten, and strangled. Gentry has turned the pain of her loss into a mission. I keep asking why,â Gentry said. âParents like me, we re tired of it. We re tired of it and I can t heal because it keeps happening.
Each shooting, each life loss is a reminder of her son, Ashton Gray.