Saturday Morning Sitdown: Mamas Against Violence

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - After another shooting took the life of an 11-year-old South Bend boy earlier this week, Jack Springgate thought it would a good time to sit down Mamas Against Violence.

The group has been there for families going through unthinkable trauma for the last 20 years.

You can watch the full interview in the video above.

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