Drive-By Shooting

Anytime a person is shot with any type of firearm is disturbing. Shootings cause all types of health and mental issues. For some being shot is a life changing moment, which effects cannot be reversed. Parents, grandparents and guardians raising children in the 21st Century is not easy, especially in this age of technology and social media. Monitor and know your children’s where abouts constantly, because dealing with your child or grandchild being involved in a shooting is unsettling. According to witnesses a drive-by shooting took place on 8th St. in Monroe LA on Wednesday June 24, 2020.Xazion Gives was shot in the neck. He was hospitalized and has since gotten out of the hospital and now recovering. Please remember the victim and his family in prayer as they try to recover from this horrific senseless act of violence. There are three sides to every story. This was one side of this story. The Monroe Dispatch welcomes another or the other side of this story.