Roanoke community prays for peace, healing for city plagued by gun violence
“When you say ‘I’m fed up with this,’ you take action”
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Families honor their loved ones who lost their lives to gun violence in Roanoke during a prayer breakfast hosted by F.E.D.U.P. (WSLS)
ROANOKE, Va. – Saturday, the grassroots support group F.E.D.U.P. (Families Expecting Deliverance Using Prayer) hosted a prayer breakfast near the Goodwill Youth HQ on Melrose Avenue.
Eighteen chairs sat empty for the 18 lives lost to gun violence in Roanoke since January 2020.
“You literally see the impact that gun violence has done in this city,” said Rita Joyce, one of the groups co-founders.