A St. Petersburg father is on a mission to persuade teens to turn away from gun violence after his son was shot and killed.
“Every time a tragedy happens in St. Petersburg, in particularly south St. Petersburg, I hear about it,” MYcroSchool Pinellas Principal Steven Humphries said.
Principal Humphries told ABC Action News gun violence has hit way too close to home. Two former students were shot and killed. He said that bad news takes a toll on the students, like Anthony Newton.
“It just hurts you emotionally and physically,” Newton said.
On Friday, Maress Scott showed up to show them they’re not alone.
“Every time I tell my son’s story, I’m filled with the emotion and the trauma of that experience,” Scott said.
On September 17, 2019, Marquis Scott was gunned down. It happened shortly after he had dinner with his dad. Now, Scott leads a non-profit named for his son called, “Quis For Life.”
“Training a whole new group of kids with a culture of a sense to stand against gun violence and adopt a non-violent lifestyle is the completion of this whole movement,” Scott said.
