More than a dozen Memphis children killed in homicides this year
Family and friends of Demont'e Johnson, a 13-year-old killed on Dec. 8, attend a vigil on what would have been his 14th birthday on Dec. 10, 2019, in Orange Mound. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Family and friends of Demont'e Johnson, a 13-year-old killed on Dec. 8, attend a vigil on what would have been his 14th birthday Dec. 10, 2019, in Orange Mound. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Erika Kelley (from left) Marsha Wilson, Tara Cash and JoAnn Lewis, all of whom lost a child to gun violence, share a somber moment as they each take turns reading the list of Memphians, 175 in total, who have lost their lives to gun violence so far this year at the Holy City Church of God in Christ Dec. 13, 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Marsha Wilson wears a button honoring her fallen son who died in 2014 while attending a night of remembrance for the Memphians who've lost their lives to gun violence this year at the Holy City Church of God in Christ Dec. 13, 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Family and friends of Demont'e Johnson, a 13-year-old killed on Dec. 8, attend a vigil on what would have been his 14th birthday Dec. 10, 2019, in Orange Mound. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
JoAnn Lewis speaks at an event honoring the Memphians who've lost their lives to gun violence this year at the Holy City Church of God in Christ Dec. 13, 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Family and friends of Demont'e Johnson, a 13-year-old killed on Dec. 8, attend a vigil on what would have been his 14th birthday Dec. 10, 2019, in Orange Mound. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
There have been 15 child homicide victims this year in Memphis, an increase over the 13 children killed all of last year.
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Yolanda Jones
Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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