Portsmouth rally calls on city, neighbors to act now to stop gun violence
A group of community members staged a rally in downtown Portsmouth Thursday in response to violent crimes, especially involving children. Author: Eugene Daniel (WVEC), Sarah Hammond Published: 8:12 PM EDT July 21, 2021 Updated: 11:13 PM EDT July 21, 2021
PORTSMOUTH, Va. Onyx Hicks, Darrell Redmond, and Katt Howell are tired of the violence in their community.
The trio organized a rally in downtown Portsmouth Wednesday night to give the community opportunities to share frustrations and suggestions to prevent crime and gun violence involving young people. We are calling out those in higher power, but today we are also calling out people that are in the households, said Redmond.