Chattanooga Gang Task Force coordinator Boyd Patterson, in tie-dyed shirt, was in the crowd of people watch performers during a Stop the Violence rally Sunday at the Salvation Army on 28th Street.LaToyah Holloman says she’s tired of waking up to gunshots.
Though this year is only a little more than 3 months old, Chattanooga already has had 20 shootings and six homicides.
A resident for nine years, Holloway said that if she didn’t speak out against violence, no one would.
“I wanted to take a stand,” she said. “My heart cries out to the community. It’s got to start with us.”
Holloman started a campaign in October to protest the violence that has wracked some parts of Chattanooga.