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Stop The Violence Rally in Mosby on Tuesday (UPDATED)

05/11/2015 7:03 AM by

The Mosby Court Tenants Council and the Richmond Tenants Organization are teaming up with community leaders and local elected officials to host the a Mosby-area Stop the Violence Rally on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.

The protest will gather at MLK Middle School at 5 PM, and march to the corner of Coalter and Redd Streets. The rally will commence at 5:30 PM.

The rally is a “protest against the recent wave of violence that is having a devastating impact on not only East End communities but also the entire Richmond region.”

Contact J.J. Minor at (804)677-7340 or Charles Willis at (804)399-1111 for more information.

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Redd Street and Coalter Street each have a history of violence. Most recently three men were shot on Redd Street last Thursday, one fatally. Previously this year a man was shot to death on Coalter Street in March.

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