Walk Through Longwood Will Highlight Casualties of Shooting Scourge; Begins at PAL Center Where Two Teens Were Shot, One Fatally
The Office of Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark is observing National Gun Violence Awareness Month with its 4 th Annual March to End Gun Violence and a resource fair this Saturday June 3, 2023, to show unity with Bronx residents and honor victims of shootings.
District Attorney Clark said, “As we observe National Gun Violence Awareness Month, we reiterate the need for resources to end the crisis that is devastating families and communities. There have been far too many shootings in the Bronx. So far this year, there have been 26 people fatally shot and 102 people wounded, in 105 incidents of gunfire on our streets. Additionally, we have seen over 500 gun arrests in the Bronx so far this year. This carnage must end. I implore our elected officials to provide funding for sorely needed resources and for programs that can prevent gun violence and help the victims, who undergo so much trauma.
“I urge everyone to join us on Saturday to show solidarity with Bronxites enduring senseless shootings at any time of day.”
The March to End Gun Violence, in partnership with the Police Athletic League, will begin and end at the PAL Center located at 991 Longwood Avenue, where a teen was killed and another teen was wounded in a shooting after leaving a basketball game earlier this year. Others whose lives were taken by gun violence will be commemorated along the route of the march through Longwood.
The resource fair takes place between 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the PAL Center, and the march steps off at 1:00 p.m. Participants are encouraged to wear orange, the color of gun violence awareness.
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