{“subject”:”[The Georgia Sun] Contact The Georgia Sun”,”ip”:”108.78.218.48″,”country_code”:null,”user_agent”:”Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 18_7 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/26.1 Mobile/15E148 Safari/604.1″,”notification_recipients”:[],”entry_title”:”Contact The Georgia Sun”,”entry_page”:1,”source_id”:32245,”source_type”:”single”,”request_url”:”https://thegeorgiasun.com/contact-the-georgia-sun”,”fields”:[{“key”:”1_Name”,”label”:”Name”,”value”:”Kishana Holland”,”type”:”name”,”meta”:[],”form_field_id”:”g32245-name”},{“key”:”2_Email”,”label”:”Email”,”value”:”kishana@lifteveryvoteandrise.com”,”type”:”email”,”meta”:[],”form_field_id”:”g32245-email”},{“key”:”3_Message”,”label”:”Message”,”value”:”FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\r\nDate: January 10, 2026\r\nContact: Kishana Holland, Communications Director \r\nOrganization: Lift Every Vote And Rise\r\nPhone: 470.971.8331\r\nEmail: Kishana@lifteveryvoteandrise.com\r\n\r\nPress Conference to Address Fatal Shooting at Funeral Wake in East Point\r\nEast Point, GA \u2014 Lift Every Vote And Rise will hold a news conference to stand in solidarity with the family and community following the tragic killing of a 55-year-old grandmother during a funeral wake at Gus Thornhill Funeral Home in East Point, Georgia.\r\nThis act of violence, occurring in a space meant for mourning, remembrance, and healing, has left a family shattered and a community searching for answers. The victim was a beloved grandmother whose life was taken senselessly while honoring another loved one.\r\n\u201cThis was not just an act of violence\u2014it was a violation of a sacred space and a profound trauma to an already grieving family,\u201d said Kishana Holland, Communications Director of Lift Every Vote And Rise. \u201cOur organization stands with the family, the community, and all those impacted as we demand accountability and work toward real solutions to end this cycle of violence.\u201d\r\nLift Every Vote And Rise is calling for:\r\n\u2022\tImmediate community support for the victim\u2019s family\r\n\u2022\tIncreased collaboration between community leaders, law enforcement, and violence prevention organizations\r\n\u2022\tSustainable solutions that address the root causes of gun violence, particularly in spaces meant for peace and reflection\r\nThe news conference will provide an opportunity for community leaders, advocates, and supporters to speak out, honor the victim, and outline steps toward prevention and healing.\r\n\r\nNews Conference Details:\r\nDate: January 10, 2026\r\nTime: 12:00 pm\r\nLocation: Gus Thornhill Funeral Home\r\n1315 Gus Thornhill Jr. Drive\r\nEast Point, Georgia 30344\r\n\r\nMembers of the media are encouraged to attend.\r\n\r\nAbout Lift Every Vote And Rise\r\nLift Every Vote And Rise is a community-focused organization dedicated to civic engagement, advocacy, and empowering communities through action, education, and collective responsibility.”,”type”:”textarea”,”meta”:[],”form_field_id”:”g32245-message”}]}