Aliquippa community members come together to discuss gun violence

The Aliquippa community came together on Saturday to discuss youth violence and how to end it.The rally came after the death of 15-year-old Davhea Sparrow who was shot and killed in Aliquippa last weekend.RELATED COVERAGE >>> 15-year-old shot, killed in AliquippaThe organizer of the event, Rayetta Lee, said she hoped the event would allow people to come together and heal.“It takes a village to raise a child and that’s what we want; to be the village, to raise these children because they’re lost,” said Lee.Lee’s niece, Dee Walker, was killed in a shooting.People walked down the street carrying signs with the names of others they knew who had been killed in instances of gun violence.Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts.Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOWTRENDING NOW:Pennsylvania Lottery ticket worth over $1.06 million sold at local convenience store Teenager identified as driver who hit 9-year-old boy in Taylor Township Body found along st

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Aliquippa community members come together to discuss gun violence

The Aliquippa community came together on Saturday to discuss youth violence and how to end it.

The rally came after the death of 15-year-old Davhea Sparrow who was shot and killed in Aliquippa last weekend.

RELATED COVERAGE >>> 15-year-old shot, killed in Aliquippa

The organizer of the event, Rayetta Lee, said she hoped the event would allow people to come together and heal.

“It takes a village to raise a child and that’s what we want; to be the village, to raise these children because they’re lost,” said Lee.

Lee’s niece, Dee Walker, was killed in a shooting.

People walked down the street carrying signs with the names of others they knew who had been killed in instances of gun violence.

Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts.

Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW

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