in the parking lot of KIPP Indy Legacy High School on Indianapolis' near northeast side, a league of mothers gathered near the school Sunday to discuss how to prevent this from happening to more children.
"Today we come together to say enough is enough. While we bicker over dollars or territory, kids are dying," said DeAndra Dycus, founder of the nonprofit Purpose 4 My Pain.In the room, Ashanti Beene had become the woman most recently impacted by gun violence. She said her cousin, Devin Gilbert, was the 15-year-old student killed near KIPP Indy Nov. 3.A family member identified 15-year-old Devin Gilbert as the student killed in a shooting outside KIPP Indy Legacy High School Nov.
The 15-year-old boy who allegedly shot Devin was arrested on a preliminary murder charge for his alleged role in the shooting. He's expected to be in court early this week. On Sunday evening, Devin's family and friends gathered to light candles and release balloons in his honor. All of them are also now victims after the shooting.
"You're not just hurting that person that you're angry with or you have that issue with," Beene said."You're leaving behind 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 people, family members that are hurt behind that, mothers that are hurt behind that."A group of family and friends released balloons Nov. 5, 2023 in honor of 15-year-old Devin Gilbert, who was killed in a shooting two days prior.WTHR would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather.