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Community members gather at Powell to find peace, resolution from recent shootings and violence
Around 200-300 showed up to speak, listen, come together
La Crosse is a community trying to push back against weeks of violent shootings that have shattered the peace in neighborhoods and left a young man dead.
Wednesday evening, that community 
The gathering was also a way forward, to promote mentorship and patterning good behavior for the community’s young people.
One of those who spoke on the subject, a man, who identified himself only as “Stone,” talked about the need to positively impact all children.
“So you running around cursing, acting a fool, pants hanging off your butt,” Stone said. “Just remember, that if a child somewhere, they hear you and see you, they wanna be just like you.”
Anywhere from 200-300 attended the event, which featured speakers ranging from Stone to a city council member, representatives of local non-profits and La Crosse mayor Tim Kabat.