‘Kids shouldn’t have to leave community for fun’: Neighborhood hosts fall festival hoping to spark peace [Video]

IN YOUR FULL FORECAST AFTER VIOLENCE STRUCK THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, ONE LOCAL COMMUNITY ATTEMPTING TO TURN FROWNS UPSIDE DOWN. WVTM 13 BRYCE OSELEN JOINS US LIVE AND HAS MORE ON THE PEACE IN THE STREETS EVENT. BRYCE, HOW DID ORGANIZERS PUT THIS EVENT TOGETHER? YEAH, TWO KIDS WERE SHOT EARLIER THIS WEEK ALONG THIRD AVENUE WEST. ONE COMMUNITY LEADER SAYS SHE WANTS KIDS TO BE ABLE TO BE SAFE AND HAVE FUN IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD. WE HAVE A LOT OF VIOLENCE IN THIS AREA, AND TUESDAY EVENING I WITNESSED IT WITH MY OWN EYES. SEVEN AND NINE YEAR OLD BOYS ARE RECOVERING AFTER POLICE SAY SOMEONE SHOT INTO THE CAR THEY WERE TRAVELING IN. IT’S SICKENING. IT’S VERY SAD. CHAPMAN LIVES IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT NOW SHE’S TAKING ACTION TO UPLIFT HER COMMUNITY. IT TAKES A VILLAGE. IT TAKES PEOPLE TO STAND UP IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND TRY TO DO …