Launched Tuesday, the Fort Worth Violence Intervention program, led by District 8 councilman Chris Nettles, brings existing violence prevention organizations into local Fort Worth schools.
who ran track and had planned to attend Abilene Christian University.
Nettles told the crowd of students Tuesday that he is a father of four children between 5 and 15. The issue of violence is something he has spoken with his own kids about. Melinda Hamilton, founder of Mothers Of Murdered Angels, also spoke to the students Tuesday. Hamilton lost her daughter Shemeka in Rodriquez, 25, in June 2018 along with her grandson Derrick Johnson in March 2020 to gun violence.
Hamilton’s group is dedicated to helping families navigate the legal and financial processes of losing a loved one to violent crimes, and it is now partnering with the new initiative launched this week.
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