A scheduled mixer held by one organization to recruit more mentors for Indy youth, came right on time Monday evening, following a mass shooting over the weekend.
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"Hearing that, I was like man. I cried," Sean Washington, Project King Coordinator with the Bloom Project said."It's something that you never want to see. It's something you hope can be prevented," Thomas Coleman, Project King Coordinator with the Bloom Project said.7 teens shot downtown Indianapolis "That's why we show up here right, to create those safe spaces. To create those opportunities, shed some positive light," Coleman said.
"I wanted to be an example. Growing up, these were the people I missed or didn't have. Coaches were my mentors," Coleman said.
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