The first week of February marks "National Gun Violence Survivors Week." As of Feb. 1, Milwaukee has seen 24 homicides in 2022, compared with 11 at this time last year, according to MPD crime data.
Milwaukee Mothers Against Gun Violence was founded by Debra Gillispie after her son, Kirk Bickham Jr., was shot and killed. Gillispie was one of the winners of this year’s Betty Awards from Milwaukee Magazine, and she shares why she made gun violence the focus of her life’s work.