After the tragic murder of their loved one, Ky Alicia Thomas, Kamryn Saltus and her mother Cortyln Bridges channeled their grief into building a nonprofit foundation in her memory. They raise awareness for victim rights and gun violence prevention.
The murder of a young woman in Venice Beach left a family broken. However, her loved ones used their grief to help others. In 2020, Cortyln Bridges' daughter, 28-year-old, Ky Alicia Thomas was shot and killed outside a scooter and bike rental shop on the famous boardwalk. 'I was with my sister when she was murdered,' Kamryn Saltus said. Kamryn was enjoying a day with her older sister who had just given birth.
Instead, the suspect was convicted of conspiracy to commit an assault with a firearm. Nonetheless, the two continued to move forward by building a nonprofit in their loved one's memory. Bridges started the Ky Alicia Thomas Foundation with Kamryn. On the National Day of Remembrance in September, they brought community support groups together in a Pasadena park to raise awareness for victim rights and the ongoing issue of gun violence.
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