Tag: violence

COLUMBUS, Georgia (WTVM) - More gunfire broke out in Fountain City early Monday morning, but this incident was fatal. Columbus has now exceeded 50 murders for 2021, a record high.Jamar Pipken, 27, is the 51st person to be killed by gun violence in Columbus. The shooting took...

WARREN - A Youngstown man was sentenced to six months in prison on Wednesday after a Trumbull County judge ruled he was ineligible for parole. David E. DeWitt, 25, of Liberty Court, Youngstown, confessed in June of a domestic violence crime related to a September 4, 2020 incident on Davis...

The march and prayer walk begins at 2 p.m. YOUNGSTOWN - United pastors, ministers and church leaders from Greater Youngstown Against the Violence will host a Stop the Violence march and prayer walk on the West Side of the city on Sunday. At...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) - The Youngstown Community Initiative to Reduce Violence has partnered with the Youngstown Police Department to host a peace-related event early Saturday. In response to the recent surge in gun violence in the community, organizations are banding together to promote peace - but what are those in...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Cincinnati Police Department officers gathered with parishioners in Avondale Friday for a "Stop the Violence" event.Come to the Stop the Violence event in the Family Dollar parking lot on the corner of Rockdale and Reading Rd. It starts at 6pm! pic.twitter.com/VNJ42UH1KP- Cincinnati Police Department (@CincyPD) August...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) - Local leaders in Youngstown held another "Stop the Violence" prayer walk on Sunday afternoon. It started at 2 p.m. with more than 50 people marching for the same goal: to pray for peace in the city. They also stopped at the gas station where a 17-year-old was...

Most people will never be able to imagine losing a loved one once. For Victor Peoples, it's a wound that has been reopened three times. ...

COLUMBUS (WCMH) - A fatal shooting early Tuesday morning on the south side of Columbus is still under investigation on Wednesday. Four people, including Jerick Jacobs-Tate, 23, died. Jerick's family has now lost two loved ones to gun violence in less than a year. Jerick's brother was killed last September. Police...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) - On Tuesday, community members gathered in southern Youngstown to raise awareness for an end to gun violence. The Jericho Project took over the empty lot across from a gas station. It was where too 17 year old Reshaud Biggs Jr. was murdered a week ago. At...

by: Megan Lee, Joe Gorman Posted: 07/11/2021 / 6:59 PM EDT / Updated: 7/11/2021 / 5:59 PM EDT YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) - They may have had to move indoors, but prayers were still offered on Sunday to stop the violence in Youngstown. The Stop The Violence Prayer Walk, to be held by...