ONE Lexington sets goals for 2024 to reduce gun violence
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Marquis Tompkins Jr. Justin Cooke. Timonte Harris. Lakeisha Hill. Damar Weathers. Clinton Brown. Michael Stinnett. Jalen Henderson. Kevin Reel. Christopher Valdez. Beverly Keesecker. Stacey Marshall. Willie Dixon. Malik Sleet. Arliss Stewart. Christina Fikes. Dametrius Hampton. Ty’Juan Pearson. Kristopher Lewis. Trevon Cummins. Robert Marshall. Esaud Cortes. Devon Dockery Jr.
These are the names of just some of the victims of Lexington’s homicides in 2023, read off by ONE Lexington Director Devine Carama at a press conference Tuesday afternoon.
ONE Lexington focuses its work on the support of Lexington’s youth and young adults who are affected by gun violence.
“For the first time since 2018, Lexington had fewer than 100 shootings in a year. While the progress we saw in 2023 is encouraging, we understand that far too many in our community have been affected by gun violence in recent years, and our prayers are with them. ONE Lexington and its community partners are committed to the fight to address the root causes of gun violence. We must now transition from a continuum of care and support to a continuum of opportunity,” Carama said.
This year, the organization’s goal remains to identify and address the root causes of community gun violence.
In 2023, ONE Lexington spent about $260,000 on mentoring programs, community support and more.
For 2024, the organization has a budget of $296,000.
To read the full end-of-year report, head here:
