Gun violence is the top killer for children under age 19, said Mike McGee, founder of the Project Outreach and Prevention or POP Foundation.

McGee is trying to change that, encouraging Northwest Indiana students to prevent violence in their schools and among their peers.

At Hidden Lake Park in Merrillville, POP Foundation hosted its “Wear Orange March” for Gun Violence Awareness Day, which is the first Friday in June. The foundation hosted a second march in Gary on Friday night.

POP Foundation and local law enforcement officials gave speeches before the march around the park, speaking on the importance of alleviating gun violence in the community.

Participants are encouraged to wear orange, which has a “long and proud history in the gun violence prevention movement,” according to wearo

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