Devastated loved ones are mourning a prominent community activist and restaurant owner who was fatally gunned down in front of his business in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood.

Dozens of Dwight Wells’ family members, friends, and neighbors gathered outside of his restaurant in Liberty City on Monday evening to honor him with a balloon release.

“He loved God, he spread God’s word everywhere, he wasn’t afraid,” said his mother, Mary Brown.

Wells was widely known for leading “Bikes up, Guns Down,” a community initiative that, family members said, was aimed at helping young people pedal toward peace in an effort to end gun violence.

“I’ve seen that biking was always a part of our culture. Keeping the gun out of their hand is the main objective and what we’re all about,” Wells told 7News i

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