Tallahassee, Fla. (WTXL)--Community Members taking to the streets this morning with one message, "Stop Killing Us".
The community calling it how they see it, saying "enough is enough".
Residents of Griffin Heights gathered on the corner of Alabama and Harlem streets, an area they say has been plagued by violence, drugs and crime, something they say is ultimately physically and mentally killing off area citizens one by one.
Now they're taking their community back.
Pastor Rudy Ferguson lives and pastor's a church in that same neighborhood and also heads up a initiative called the "The Frontline Project" and it's exactly how it sounds.
It's all about facing the problems in the community head-on. He says he held this rally today to send a message of love in hopes that it'll encourage residents in the community to make better choices.
"It's important for us to be out here today because we want them to know that we do love them. We don't condone what they do, or support what they do but we understand. We're here to say that that there's a better way, we can change..we can help you.", Pastor Rudy Ferguson.
The Frontline Project plans to expand their message to other struggling communities.
The Tallahassee Police Department asked to be apart of the rally today in support.
They're also set to sit down with city leaders coming up in May. During that meeting they'll discuss more ways they can turn their communities around.
But the Frontline project respectfully declined saying while they appreciate their support, they wanted to be the ones to bring this message to the community and not hide behind the badge.
