![Michael DeArmond, Patricia Avery, and Champaign City Council member Will Kyles](https://will.illinois.edu/images/uploads/44123/michael_dearmond,_patricia_avery,_champaign_city_councils_will_kyles__medium.jpg)
CU Area Project Rallies To End Gun Violence
A rally to end gun violence over the weekend in Champaign also served as a tribute to a local gun violence victim. Michael DeArmond was among those leading a march of 35 people on the city’s north side Saturday, on what would have been his daughter Desirie DeArmond Austin’s 25th birthday.