ABC 33/40 told you about a 2 year old toddler who was shot in the leg, and just 2 blocks away the same night, 4 year old Deonte Mixon was hit by a car and later died.
Mixon's great-grandmother, Myra Glenn, says "To be deprived the rest of his life, it like a great loss."
On Sunday night, after the candlelight vigil for Mixon, Glenn says there was another shootout at her granddaughters backdoor. Glenn showed us the shell casings from the gun, scattered in the yard. Early Monday morning, burglars snuck in through her granddaughters window when no one was home. That's why these mothers are marching to stop crime.
Wanda Luckett, with the organization says, "today I want the violence to stop."
Maria Portis with the group says,"It hurts my heart that the violence is still going on."
These mothers would know what the family is going through; they too lost a son due to violence. Four mothers stand at the corner of Joppa Ct., holding signs where Mixon died. Luckett says the city is to blame. "Well I think that he should be more active in the streets and in the community, talking to the people and do what he can to help out," says Luckett.
Mayor William Bell weighed in saying, "We have a task force going out to Gate city now to look at what were the elements that caused that particular situation and we're going to work together to resolve it as quickly as possible."
Until recently it seemed like crime in "Gate City" has been going down. These mothers now believe marching with a message is a step in the right direction.
"I don't want another mother or family to go through what I went through," says Portis.
If you know anything about the crime, please contact the Birmingham Police Department.
