Montgomery ministers come together in wake of mass shooting
The Montgomery Metro Ministers Union is addressing the mass shooting that left two people dead and 12 others injured, some seriously.
Members are appealing to the community to end the violence that has plagued the city in recent days. There are 43 pastors in the group and they say they are heartbroken about the mass shooting.
As Action 8 News has reported, the shooting happened in a crowded area just before midnight Saturday, October 4, in the area around Bibb and Commerce streets, in the heart of the city’s tourist area where many events had taken place throughout the day.
The two people killed have been identified as 17-year-old Jeremiah Morris and 43-year-old Shalanda Williams.
The pastors say that for too long, they been on the sideline with ongoing violence in Montgomery. They say their next step involves working with the City of Montgomery’s Office of Violence Prevention, the Family Guidance Center — which houses the Community Violence Intervention program — and other groups wanting to make a change.
“We have a tradition of nonviolence. Nonviolence brought us to where we are, and the heritage of our community, our church, is based upon nonviolence and we appeal to young and old alike, ‘Let’s stop the violence,'” Rev. Ronald Davis, the president of the Montgomery Metro Ministers Union, said.
