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At St. Croix Gun Violence Rally, Community Urged to Help Family of Brothers Killed in Castle Coakley

ST. CROIX — At a Friday evening Rally Against Gun Violence held at La Terraza Bar and Restaurant, near where brothers Yordani Eduardo and Delli Eduardo were fatally shot less than two weeks earlier, community organizers working alongside the V.I. Office of Gun Violence Prevention urged St. Croix residents to help the brothers’ family cover funeral expenses through a Sunday fundraiser and a memorial softball tournament continuing through the weekend. Friday’s rally ran from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at La Terraza, next to Man Camp, and was promoted as a community march against gun violence. The event carried the message, “Together we can stop the violence. Together we can save lives,” with organizers emphasizing the impact of violence on the community, young people and the territory’s future. During the event, attention also turned to the immediate needs of the Eduardo family. Organizers invited the public to Morena Place on Sunday, August 23, for a fundraiser benefiting the family of the two ...