Mothers United Against Violence to Host Vigil in Wake of Recent Tragedies

From Hartford Police Department:

Mothers United Against Violence will hold a vigil on Tuesday, July 12 at Hartford City Hall, located at 550 Main St., at 6 p.m. in the wake of the deadly events in Falcon Heights, Minn., where the life of Philando Castile was taken; in Baton Rouge, where the life of Alton Sterling was taken and in Dallas, where the lives of five police officers—Brent Thompson, 43, Patrick Zamarripa, 32, Michael Krol, 40, Lorne Ahrens, 48, and Michael Smith, 55— as well as the life of the shooter were ended.

The shooter in Dallas, Micah Xavier Johnson, has been variously described as a "demented individual" by President Obama and as "a good kid" by Avis Blanton, who lived next door to Johnson and his family for more than 12 years in Mesquite. In an interview Friday, she said she believes Johnson "just snapped."

The prayers and deepest concerns of the MUAV community go out to the families of all those touched by the violence of last week's events. Please come and express your solidarity with the bereaved families in those communities as well as in a show of unity in our own community, committed to making life in our area better.