The Madison County Prosecutor’s Office partnered with Westside Boxing and Fitness to host ‘Guns Down and Gloves Up.’
“We have to start making some of these young people feel that opportunities are out there and that they can succeed without guns, or without committing crimes,” Madison County Prosecutor Rodney Cummings said. “A facility like this is one of the venues that can make that happen. It worked for me.”
“It's to help them see that they do have value and that they don’t belong on the streets,” Owner Dr. Thomas Tijerina said. Tijerina says the gym has been open for nearly 13 years and serves as a place for people who love boxing and want to get better. The event comes as police say six people ranging from 14-years-old to 21-years-old were injured in a shooting in Anderson last month.Cole is 17-years-old and has been boxing for two years. He says the sport teaches him discipline and gives him self-confidence.Cole told WRTV he knew some of the people that were involved in the shooting.Javiel is also a member at Westside Boxing and Fitness. He says he knows first-hand how gun violence can impact someone’s life.
“I was shooting at a party, and I have been shot before, so I know both sides of gun violence,” Javiel said.“I got shot in the leg when I was 17-years-old, so growing up I thought I had to keep a gun on me. When I got a little older, I used that gun, but when I got into this gym, I put the gun down.”“Find something to do. You don’t want to be killed young or in prison,” Javiel said.
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