ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — Communities came together to march for peace following recent gun violence in the Mon Valley.
Organizers say this is to unite the community and promote protected neighborhoods.
Cure Mon Valley organized this march after several young people were shot and killed in the past two weeks.
A 17-year-old was shot near Kennedy Avenue in Duquesne, where one of the marches was held.
An 18-year-old pregnant woman named Ja’el Torres was also tragically killed in Clairton early last week.
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Two days later, another 18-year-old man was killed near McLean Park, where another march was held on Wednesday.
At 10 p.m. on Wednesday, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified that man as Jamil Anthony Webb-Beasley, 18, of Clairton.
Many family members told Channel 11 he was the father of Ja’el’s unborn child.
Organizers of the two marches invited religious and elected leaders to join in the walk through both communities.
Organizers say they hope this is more than a walk, though. They hope it is “a united declaration that violence will not define our future.”
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