The superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools is calling on the community to fight fear and step forward after another innocent life was taken by gun violence.
There is a $25,000 reward for information that leads police to the person who fired the bullet that killed six-year-old King Carter.
At Carter's school on Monday, grief counselors were on hand to speak with his classmates.
"Each time you lose a child to violence, it takes a piece of your heart and that applies to the teachers as well as the children. We spend time as long as needed to address their fears, just the shock of learning about this," Dr. Frank Zenir explained.
Carter was killed over the weekend in the gunfire at his apartment complex, in the 1200 block of Northeast 103rd Lane, while he was playing outside.
At his school, Van E. Blanton Elementary School, the superintendent was also speaking to the young kids as they were heading to class.
"I just want to express, once again, my deep disappointment with the ongoing carnage that continues to unfold in the streets of Miami-Dade," MDCPS Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said.
On Sunday, Carter's father called for the violence to stop: "We're saving all Kings. We ain't losing not another King. I don't care what their name is, they are a King and should be treated like royalty."
The baseball field at Hadley Park in Miami swelled with hundreds of people Monday night. They gathered together to push for the arrest of his killers, and to support his family.
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"Somebody took our heart from us, that's our heart. They took our baby from us. He ain't here no more," said Monica Carter, victim's mother.
Police are looking for two men who got out of a dark sedan and started shooting.
In Miami Gardens, just a few miles from where Carter was shot, officers were out trying to build bridges and asking for anyone with information to come forward.
"Be more proactive rather than reactive. We need more leaders, more men, more parents to get involved. This is a tragic incident that happened, but great things can come from this," said Minister Anthony Durden during the march.
If you know anything about this case, call Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-TIPS.
