Local Teen Launches Web Site To Stop Gun Violence

Local Teen Launches Web Site To Stop Gun Violence
Tuesday, September 08, 2009

BRADENTON -- The girlfriend of a Manatee County teenager shot to death in August has started a Web site to bring awareness about gun violence.

After Mariah Ward’s boyfriend, DeJuan Williams, was shot and killed in his backyard, the Bayshore High School senior launched the site Speak for the Unspoken.

“I have gotten quite a few stories that are like, ‘I know what you are going though. If you could put my story in, I would really appreciate that,’ and now, with Jazmine, it’s been growing,” Ward said, referring to slain Bayshore High cheerleeader Jazmine Thompson, 17, who was shot and killed Friday.

“How can this keep happening?” Ward said. “She was 17. My boyfriend was 18. They had futures.”

The Web site collects donations to help with funeral costs for victims of gun violence.
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Local Teen Launches Web Site To Stop Gun Violence