LORAIN COUNTY, Ohio — Gun violence is the leading cause of death among children in America. A Lorain County grandmother is on a mission to keep other families from experiencing that devastating pain.

In 2009, a relative accidentally shot and killed 8-year-old Najia Diara Rayal.

Her grandmother, Rhonda Washington, has spent years working to ensure the little girl's sweet legacy lives on, helping others through the Najia Diara Rayal Foundation.

"This has always been on my heart and will be on my heart just to bring about gun awareness and safety for our children," Washington said.

The foundation reaches children in schools and elsewhere to discuss gun safety and various other topics.

They've also distributed free gun locks.

"One time is one time too many to lose a child. No one wants t

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