Hundreds of people gathered for the third annual Soles Walking for Souls event, marking the largest turnout yet for the fentanyl awareness walk.

The event, organized by Angel Moms — mothers who have lost children to fentanyl poisoning — served as both a memorial walk and a community resource fair.

“I would have not dreamed in one million years that this would have happened to my kid. That’s why I do what I do because it is so unbelievable,” said Kim Gillihan, who lost her 14-year-old son to fentanyl poisoning.

Gov. Greg Abbott and Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones were in attendance for the event.

Abbott said the record attendance demonstrates growing community concern about fentanyl’s impact.

Organizers distributed Narcan, a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses, while various c

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