Peace Walk participants call for a stand against gang violence

Standing near the spot where a Bakersfield gang member was fatally shot Dec. 6, participants in Thursday’s Peace Walk agreed on one thing: The death was senseless and unnecessary — and it endangered innocent residents.

The Peace Walk began at 6 p.m. outside the N & S Market at the corner of Eighth and L streets. That’s the place two men from opposing gangs shot at each other earlier