The crosswalk where 16-year-old Galevon Beauchamp fell was a crime scene on Monday night.
It was a memorial by the same time Thursday.
Violence of this kind is frequent enough in Avondale to be predictable, said local anti-violence advocate Ennis Tait.
WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS -THERE'S A HEAVY POLICEPRESENCE RIGHT NOW INAVONDALE.
THIS IS THE SCENE ATREADING ROAD AND LEXINGTONAVENUE.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THESWAT TEAM IS ON SCENE..THIS,IN THE SAME COMMUNITY THAT HASBEEN DEALING WITH A INCREASEDAMOUNT OF VIOLENCE AS OF LATE.IN FACT...THAT COMMUNITY'SLEADERS ARE TELLING USTONIGHT... THEY ARE READY FORCHANGE.THIS, AFTER A STRING OFSHOOTINGS - ONE OF WHICHKILLED A 16-YEAR-OLD.
THANKSFOR JOINING US - I'M TANYAO'ROURKE.
CRAIG HAS THE NIGHTOFF.THERE IS NOW A SMALL MEMORIALWHERE GALEVON BEAUCHAMPWASSHOT AND KILLED MONDAY.
WCPO 9NEWS REPORTER JAKE RYLE SPOKEWITH THOSE LEADERS..
ABOUT THE16-YEAR-OLD'S LIFE..
AND THESTEPS THEY'RE TAKING TOPREVENT ANOTHER YOUNG LIFEFROM BEING TAKEN TOO SOON."Galevon's friends tell me hewas the light of the roomalways a smile on his face.Following his death communityleaders say NOW is the timefor action to make Avondalesafer."DAYS AFTER THESHOOTING..HOURS AFTER HISDEATH..IT LEAVES MANY WITH ONEQUESTION.WHY?19:33:51, You rush to why.That's the first question.What happened?
How many moreof these are we going to haveto deal with?
Then we have totake responsibility.
Whatcould we have done in order toprevent it?"16-YEAR-OLDGALEVON BEAUCHAMP WAS SHOTMONDAY..
WHEN HE WAS TRYING TOCROSS ACROSSWALK.It's irritating.
Anothersoldier gone.
That could'vebeen a kid that could havebuilt the next Empire StateBuilding.
Construct a routefor his other peers to getahead.""We know that every yearsomething is going to happen.We have the data.
We look atthe data and shake our headsin disbelief.
It's beenconsistent that this time ofthe year, the shootings aregoing to go up, and our youngpeople will be vulnerableones.
The targets."AVONDALEPASTOR ENNIS TAIT..SAYS THEDEADLY SHOOTING IS A CALL TOACTION."A team that's losing.
Whatcan we do different?
And do wehave it in us to win.
I thinkthis is the turning point thatwe do have it in us to win.Let's sit down andrecalibrate.
Figure out whereour strengths are.
Build onthose strengths."THE AVONDALESAFETY ALLIANCE MET TODAY..
TODISCUSS WHAT CAN BE DONE TOPREVENT THESE SHOOTINGS.PASTORTAIT SAYS IT'S ABOUT BUILDINGRELATIONSHIPS..AND HE KNOWS..THAT TAKESTIME."Show them love, and torestore the hope.
To remindthem that in spite of allthat's happening.
In spite ofthe current state of ourcommunity and neighborhoodthere's still hope."INAVONDALE.Jake Ryle, WCPO 9NEWS.GALEVON'S MOM HAS SET UP AGOFUNDME TO HELP WITH FUNERALEXPENSES.
THE GOAL IS TO RAISESIX-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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