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Third anniversary ceasefire weekend

Credit: ABC 2 News WMAR
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Third anniversary ceasefire weekend
Third anniversary ceasefire weekend
Third anniversary ceasefire weekend

THERE WERE TWO MURDERS ANDSEVERAL SHOOTINGS OVER THEWEEKEND -- FOR THE THIRDCEASEFIRE WEEKEND OF THE YEAR.WMAR 2 NEWS ERIN MACPHERSONFOUND OUT DESPITE THIS - THECEASEFIRE ORGANIZER SAYS THEWEEKEND WAS A SUCCESS.

ERINTHE WOMAN WHO CREATEDBALTIMORE CEASEFIRE THREEYEARS AGO SAYS SUCCESS ISMEASURED BY HOW MANY PEOPLECOME OUT TO EVENTS, HOW MANYPEOPLE GET THE RESOURCES THEYNEED AND HOW MUCH LOVE AFAMILY IS GIVEN WHEN SOMEONEIS KILLED.

THIS WEEKENDHUNDREDS OF PEOPLE CAME OUT TOTHE MORE THAN THREE DOZENEVENTS.

ONE OF THE EVENTS WASA WATER GUN FIGHT ON SUNDAY -HOSTED BY AN ORGANIZATIONCALLED BALTIMORE GIRLS - WHEREMORE THAN 50 PEOPLE SHOWED UP.THESE WEEKENDS WERE CREATED TOSTOP THE VIOLENCE AND PROMOTELOVE, HOPE AND PEACE.

THEREWERE SEVERAL SHOOTING OVER THEWEEKEND AND TWO MURDERS - A 21YEAR OLD WOMAN WAS KILLEDFRIDAY AND ANOTHER PERSONLATER THAT DAY -- BUT ERRICKABIRDGEFORD SAYS MURDER WILLNOT GET THE FINAL SAY.

23 5305“for us, when somebody getskilled, it doesnthe weekend is over it meanswe are called to vibratehigher and to keep workingharder” 23 54 02“We got togo just as hard as murderdoe” AFTER SOMEONE IS KILLEDDURING A CEASEFIRE WEEKEND -BRIDGEFORD BLESSES THE AREA,IT'S CALLED A SACRED SPACERITUAL.

SHE DID THIS FOR BOTHOF SATURDAYS MURDERS.

SHE'SHOSTING A FEW OTHERS ONTUESDAY -- TO BLESS THE SPACEWHERE PEOPLE WERE KILLED LASTWEEK AND THE WEEK BEFORE.

THENEXT CEASEFIRE WEEKEND IS INNOVEMBER.

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