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Joining Holmes on the panel were Boston Police Sgt. Ernesto "Tito" Whittington, Ravi Dixit of B.C. High, Saharih Muhammed of Boston Latin Academy, Khali Tabor of Cambridge Rindge and Latin and Corey Bailey also of Cambridge Rindge and Latin.
Marcus Holmes waited for his nine year-old cousin Jermaine Goffigan to visit last Halloween so they could celebrate Goffigan's birthday.
Holmes, now a first-year at Boston Latin Academy in Roxbury, shared his story at a panel discussion in Boylston Auditorium yesterday commemorating Violence Against Youth Awareness Day.
Along with five other area teens and a Boston police officer, Holmes described the effect of violence on his life and his attempts to stem conflicts with about 40 audience members.
"I was hanging with my other cousins over in Academy Homes when my cousin got shot," said Holmes. "After that I decided to join Gang Peace and try to help stop the gang violence."