'Give our young people something better': West Palm rallies against gun violence

June 9, 2026

Jake Shore

WLRN Public Media

Attendees at Rally for Peace in West Palm Beach support mother of Riviera Beach gun violence victim, whose murder remains unsolved, at event in Coleman Park on June 6, 2026.

Against the backdrop of declining homicides, an anti-gun violence group hosted a “Rally for Peace” in West Palm Beach last weekend, supporting families of shooting victims and promoting resources for young men in violent neighborhoods.

The event Saturday organized by Inner City Innovators saw more than 100 people turn out, donned in orange shirts — the color for gun violence awareness — at Coleman Park’s gymnasium, near the once-deadly Tamarind corridor.

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