Day of the Dead march Downtown protests gun violence
Community activists march down Beale Street on Tuesday, Nov. 2, during the Parade of the Fallen to honor those killed by gun violence, and to deliver a message to city leaders to do more to stem the bloodshed. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Protesters march down Main Street toward Memphis City Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 2. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A band performs around a cardboard coffin outside Memphis City Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 2. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Karina Salcedo unloads a cardboard coffin with the help of her daughter, Darily Cerna, outside Church Park on Tuesday, Nov. 2. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Karina Salcedo marches down Beale Street on Tuesday, Nov. 2, in a march to honor those who have been killed by gun violence in Memphis. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Jose Salazar rides down Front Street on Tuesday, Nov. 2, during a parade to honor those who have died by gun violence in Memphis. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Protesters against gun violence marched through the streets of Downtown Memphis on the Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday where the dead are honored and remembered. Those who took part in the march said they are tired of the gun violence in the city.
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gun violence protest Homicides Downtown Day of the DeadYolanda 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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