Keisha Coleman, the director of the city of Jackson's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, speaks about working with Jackson State University and other organizations across the metro area to reduce gun violence during a press conference at City Hall on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. Credit: Molly Minta/Mississippi Today
Sharon Brown planned to release balloons in neighborhoods where Jacksonians had lost their lives to gun violence after she was hired to lead the city’s fledgling Office of Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery in early June.
