TAMPA - The family of 20-year-old Harrison Boonstopple, one of two innocent bystanders killed in a shootout between two groups of young men in Ybor City on October 29, 2023, attended a hearing for two of the men accused in the killing.

Afterward the procedural hearing, the family spoke to FOX 13 News.

They are advocating for gun safety and the sorrow they continue to feel.

Harrison's mother, Brucie Boonstopple, calls it "Mind Grief" and she says it's the hardest thing she's ever faced.

His father, Carl Boonstopple, told FOX 13 that he wants gun owners to be more careful about where they leave their guns.

Brucie said a new playground for children with disabilities, recently named for Harrison Boonstopple, was important to the family and their journey through grief following Harrison'

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