CINCINNATI — An area nonprofit is making an attempt to scale back violence throughout Cincinnati — and so they’re utilizing pleasant competitors to do it.
Neighborhood Heroes 513 hosted its second-annual ‘Cease the Violence Softball Hood-to-Hood Match’, Sunday at Cleveland Park in Avondale.
Eight completely different neighborhoods put forth groups.
“All of us come from completely different neighborhoods, completely different elements of town, even elements from town which may not get alongside,” stated group co-founder Jamar Batchelor.
Batchelor stated that’s the purpose.
“Simply present the youth that you do not have to do all these items that we’re doing within the streets,” he stated.
There have been 191 shootings in Cincinnati this 12 months with 228 victims, in line with metropolis knowledge up to date final week. The variety of shootings is down barely from final 12 months, however occasion organizers and advocates say numbers are nonetheless too excessive.
“Pray that folks can put the weapons down, and get out and nonetheless get pleasure from life and have enjoyable,” Batchelor stated.
The group first placed on this occasion final 12 months. Organizers say they had been hoping it might be larger this 12 months.
“Present the youngsters that we do not gotta shoot one another kill one another,” co-founder Quentin Taylor stated. “We might get alongside. We might be pals.”
It price $50 per crew to enter. The cash will assist a future occasion hosted by the group.
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