Two and a half years after shots rang out at an east Columbus recreation center, police are continuing the search for suspects after tragically killing a teen girl.
Jul 7, 2021 / 11:24 PM EDT
COLUMBUS (WCMH) Local advocacy groups are banding together saying enough is enough, urging people in Columbus to put the guns down.
A rally held Wednesday night comes after the city faced a violent Fourth of July weekend with shootings and its 105th homicide.
It was organized by Mothers of Murdered Columbus Children and many people shared their stories.
One of the speakers was Tyrae Walker, an incoming high school junior, who talked about how gun violence impacts his life as a young person in the city.
“When we were watching the fireworks, I kept thinking there’s a possibility that I could die today and it’s a very sad reality,” he said.
Jun 30, 2021 / 11:08 PM EDT
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – This is the longest Makenzi Ridley’s parents have ever gone without speaking with their daughter.
Ridley was 17 years old when she was shot and killed last week outside of the Far East Recreation Center.
On Wednesday, her family, friends, and many others who were close to her remembered her life at a vigil at the Retreat at Turnberry.
The parking lot was full as hundreds of people gathered around Makenzi’s family.
Everyone at the vigil knew Makenzi in some way and they don’t want her life to be forgotten.
Holding her graduation banner, wearing shirts covered in pictures of her, Makenzi Ridley’s friends calling for justice Wednesday night.
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