Memphis Police Department deputy chief Don Crowe counts down to the beginning of the fourth Unity Walk Against Gun Violence at Hamilton High School June 12, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Mayor Jim Strickland shakes hands with Bill Gibbons, the executive director at The Public Safety Institute at the University of Memphis, at the fourth Unity Walk Against Gun Violence at Hamilton High School June 12, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Mayor Jim Strickland speaks at the fourth Unity Walk Against Gun Violence at Hamilton High School June 12, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Police Department interim chief Mike Ryall hugs ATF special agent Mark Jordan, who's handling Piper, a 3-year-old explosives detection K-9, at the fourth Unity Walk Against Gun Violence at Hamilton High School June 12, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Fourth Unity Walk Against Gun Violence a reminder ‘this is unacceptable behavior’
The Fourth Unity Walk comes after a year of unprecedented violence that saw 2020 become the deadliest year on record for Memphis, with 332 homicides. And 2021 is on path to continue that trend.