A crowd including elected officials, nonprofit leaders and victims of gun violence gathered Saturday to urge action against violence throughout Memphis and Shelby County.

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On Saturday, officials spoke about how more than 30 children have been victims of gun violence in Shelby County in this year alone.

Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich challenged the group “to go home and ask yourself what more can I do?”

“What more can I do to make sure that we never have a year like 2020?” Weirich asked.

Weirich urged those walking to start neighborhood watch organizations, to teach peaceful conflict resolution, to mentor youth and to "see something, say something."...