David Brown said. His daughter's murder nearly ended Andrew Holmes' crusade against gun You only know that feeling but until it hits your doorstep, then youll understand the full effects of it. An official website of the United States government. Accounts from the front lines of urban gun violence. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. A person at 24 years old is not supposed to be like that. Apple Inc. Corporate Office | Headquarters Information. Andrew Holmes with Chicago Survivors says people should be protesting not just police brutality, but also Black-on-Black crime. On April 18, 1814, he was Major of the 32nd Infantry. Join Facebook to connect with Andrew Holmes and others you may know. Many violent offenders are not in jail or on electronic monitoring, which no one is really monitoring. You get tired of going to funerals and seeing these young babies, from 10 to 25, laying in a coffin before their time. There have always been homicides and gun violence up in Chicago, but I never thought that it would hit me this close, as far as hitting one of my kids. Her joy and passion was her five kids. Andrew Holmes Foundation Corp cannot currently be evaluated by our Accountability & Finance methodology because it files Form 990-N, as allowed by the IRS for charities with less than $50,000 annual revenue. CHICAGO (CBS) Hes helped solve murders and cold cases. But we just keep working, picking at it, and asking people to engage all law enforcement agencies across the United States just to help them. Andrew Holmes with Chicago Survivors says people . Holmes says no one has been charged with his daughter's murder. CHICAGO - Community activist Andrew Holmes says a tip from the street and his own investigative work led police to arrest a suspected hit-and-run driver who injured his sister last month in. He is the well-known community activist frequently seen on local TV news advocating for victims of gun violence and pleading for justice. Holmes grew up in Chicagos Englewood area and in Montgomery, Alabama. Andrew Holmes just lost his daughter in Indianapolis, and Andrew is a friend of mine.