Baltimore ceasefire celebrates third anniversary by promoting peace, love and hope

Organizers of ceasefire weekend in Baltimore describes it as a "success" despite shootings that left two people dead Saturday.

THE 3RD ANNIVERSARY OFCEASEFIRE WEEKEND AFTER TWOPEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE CITYON SATURDAY.

BUT AS WMAR-2NEWS RAY STRICKLAND REPORTSTHE KILLINGS DIDNA WEEKEND TO PROMOTE LOVE ANDHOPE.INTRO LL Hundreds of peopleattended more than two dozenevents during this ceasefireweekend.

And even though theretwo murders and severalshootingsorganizers believe itwas still a success.

23 54 02“We got to go just as hard asmurder doe” Erica Bridgefordis the co-founder of BaltimoreCeasefire 365This weekendmarked the third anniversaryof the organizationchallenge calling on the cityto once again stop theviolence for 72 hours.

23 5741“Itintentionally use ourcollective consciousness andall be peaceful together.

Andall celebrate life together”The weekend got off to a greatstart.There were no murdersfor more than 30 hours.

But,on Saturday two people,including a 21 year old woman,were killed in separateshootings Bridgeford, as shealways does, blessed the sceneof where the woman was killed.23 53 05“for us, whensomebody gets killed, itdoesnis over it means we are calledto vibrate higher and to keepworking harder” Despite themurders, Bridgeford says theweekend has been a success.she says hundreds of peoplehave attended more than twodozen cease fire eventsthatpromoted love, hope and peace.35“We measure success ofthese weekends of how manypeople came out, how manypeople got the resources theyneed, when somebody got killedhow much love did that familyget” 2:32“I wanted to getthe community to lighten up,have some fun, letsilly.“ Sunday, more than 5community members cametogether for a water gun fightat druid hill parkSafieEdwards of Baltimore girlsorganized the event.

5:05“Itgoes deeper than oh theyjust shootings.

There is angerin there.

There is a reasonwhy your so angry thpart we need to get too”Earlier this week, Baltimoresurpassed more than 200murdersputting the city onpace for 300 for the sixthstraight year.

Bridgeford sathe continued violence is morereason why she wontrying to put an end to whatshe describes as epidemic.

2354 05“Wewith murder making sure itunderstand it will not havethe last say in Baltimore” LLTAGAnd this weekend was the13th ceasefire weekend thenext one will be the firstweek in NovemberLive outsidebaltimore police headquartersray strickland WAMR-2NewsAND DOWN IN D-C -- GUNFIRRINGS OUT AT A COOK