'Too many:' Mom of Sandra Parks pleads for peace after record year Mom of Sandra Parks pleads for peace after record year On the heels of Milwaukee's most violent year, there was a call for peace as mothers who have lost their children shared their stories as part of Gun Violence Survivors Week. MILWAUKEE - On the heels of Milwaukee's most violent year, there was a call for peace Monday, Feb. 1 as mothers who have lost their children shared their stories as part of Gun Violence Survivors Week. Milwaukee police say 190 people were killed in 2020, and a majority of those cases involved guns. It's the highest number of homicides since 1991 when there 165 in Milwaukee.