KNOXVILLE, Tenn — 5 months after 15-year-old Janaira Muhammad was killed in a drive by shooting her parents are sharing the pain that comes with losing a child.
"Hold on to your little girl hold on to your child you know cherish your moments with your child because mine gone," Janaira's mother, Jackie Muhammad, said.
Something they could have never fathomed -- happening to their child.
"Hard…real hard I like to…it's hard on me emotionally," Janaira's father, Larry Muhammad, said.
Since that day, Jackie and Larry have chosen to play an active role in helping curve the gun violence problem in the city.
''Its been unbelievable out of the last 5 months a lot of positive things have happened in our lives, and we take one day at a time," Jackie Muhammad said.
The marches are not isolated, the city received a 1 million dollar grant to help curve the problem.
The United Way started a fund directly, The Community Healing Fund, to impact the communities suffering and hurting the most.
"The changes that have occurred since she has been gone is just mind-blowing," Jackie said.
The one thing that hasn't changed, the person or people responsible for Muhammad's death have not been held accountable.
Jackie says she will rely on her faith and emphasizes this is justice not just for her daughter, but for all.
"Getting justice for these children it's not just about Janaria it's about all children, all children that have fallen victim to gun violence," Jackie said.
If you have any information that could assist in the arrest of those responsible for Janaria's death, please contact the Knoxville Police Department at 1-800-222-