Victim's Mother Feels 'Empty' After Bloomington-Normal's Muted Reaction To Gun Violence

By Ryan Denham

Published February 25, 2019 at 2:58 PM CST

Karen and Dameca — Dameca Kirkwood, right, mother of victim Trevonte Kirkwood, speaks at an anti-gun violence rally on Feb. 13, 2019, outside the McLean County Museum of History in Bloomington.

In this extended interview, GLT's Ryan Denham and The Pantagraph's Edith Brady-Lunny speak with Dameca Kirkwood about the death of her son, Trevonte Kirkwood. The 27-year-old was one of nine people shot and killed in Bloomington-Normal in 2018.

This interview aired as part of a larger GLT-Pantagraph story about gun violence.

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