CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Community leaders and residents came together Wednesday for the “One Community, One Mission” Violence Summit at Brainerd Crossroads.

Hosted by Mayor Kelly’s office, the event brought together organizations dedicated to reducing gun violence, including 423 Chainbreakers, a group of mentors and violence interrupters using firsthand experience to mediate conflicts and prevent shootings.

423 Chainbreakers Program Manager Ruben Muriente said preventing violence starts with communication and awareness.

“A good summer to a bad summer is a cycle of one shooting that leads to the second to the third to the fourth right so we wanna be able to help prevent those instances from happening by making sure that our guys are getting the most recent Intel available so that we

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