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Traveling Memorial honors children lost to gun violence
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CAPE GIRARDEAU (WSIL) Gun violence in Missouri rose to record levels in 2020 with more than 720 people killed in gun-related cases, according to Gun Violence Archive.
That s up 140 people from 2019, with 2021 already recording 190 deaths as of April 9. A traveling Memorial, focusing on children lost to gun violence is in Cape Girardeau this weekend to raise awareness and create conversations.
Forty-six t-shirts on display make up the memorial, they represent the 46 children in the State of Missouri who lost their lives to gun violence in the year 2020.
Moms Demand Action leader Lynda Stewart, South East Missouri organizer for the display says, the ages of the 46 children range between 6 months, to 17-years old.