In response to the recent increase in violence in the Madison community resulting in three homicides since April 19, Rev. Alex Gee is holding a prayer vigil Thursday.
“My heart is heavy over the unnecessary and violent loss of two lives this week,” Gee said in a Facebook post.
On April 19, 30-year-old Martez Moore, of Madison, was shot and killed outside O’Grady’s Pub on the city’s far west side. On Tuesday, Darius Haynes, 38, was shot and killed while inside of his car at a gas station on Verona Road.
The most recent homicide — and the sixth of the year in Madison — occurred Wednesday night at a gas station on Rimrock Road in the Town of Madison. A man was shot and died later at UW Hospital.
The community gathering will take place at Fountain of Life Church, located at 633 W. Badger Road, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
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