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In His Own Words
A few months before he passed, Marcus Lynn Snowden wrote a mini autobiography about his life for a school assignment. Reading this now it’s hard to believe that someone who had so much hope for the future is no longer with us. Although brief, an array of emotion, honesty and sensitivity is evident. This is a glimpse of who he was, unafraid to bear his soul and express his love for others.
Genuine in the utmost respect, his light and presence was like no other…
Please Read-Your Help Is Needed!
Together Against Violence is a public service campaign, our goal is to promote a pro-active approach to stopping violence in our communities.
This campaign is committed to raising awareness about the impact violence has on young people as well as their families. We are striving to promote peaceful and safe communities as well as forming relationships with other public service entities aimed at stopping violent crime and assisting victims of violent crime.
- Marcus and His Mom
Inspired by a profound tragedy, our organization was founded in memory of Marcus Lynn Ochoa Snowden, affectionately known as “D-bo”.
Marcus Lynn Snowden was taken from us on October 22nd, 2011 in a horrific act of violence. In his 18 years on this earth Marcus touched many people with his craziness, kindness and willingness to protect others. We want to remember him and the positive things he did in his life and for the tremendous amount of love he gave to his family and friends.
As of today there have been two individuals arrested for this crime, even so there are still others who need to be brought to justice. We hope and pray that additional arrests will be made and that people in the community of Kerman, CA who may know information about this case will step forward and communicate with law enforcement.
How can you as concerned members of the community help our cause? By sharing our story, we need others to help get the word out by reminding people that this investigation is still ongoing and leads are needed to be able to put everyone involved in this crime behind bars.
Key pieces of information about the events that happened the early morning hours of October 22nd, 2011 are vital; information consisting of phone messages, text messages and especially clear and concise eyewitness accounts are crucial pieces of evidence necessary for making additional arrests. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office at (559) 488-3111.
By not cooperating with law enforcement you are doing Marcus as well as your entire community, a terrible injustice.
Our Story by Together Against Violence is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
ShOw yOuR LoVe fOr D-bo Contest! Please Cast Your Votes!
Please cast your votes by going to our Facebook page www.facebook.com/togetheragainstviolence and liking the photo you believe should be the winner.
We will also accept votes via email at 2getheragainstviolence@gmail.com, just let us know the Entry # and name.
The entry with the most likes and votes by Wednesday, Feb 15th at midnight will be declared the winner!
Marcus won a ribbon in an art contest at Tranquillity Elementary School for this picture he drew of himself being beemed up by aliens. Age 7, this picture is dated 2000. Just wanted to start the album out with something of his, we thought you might enjoy it.
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- Entry #1 Mario Avila
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- Entry #2 by Daniel Araiza
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- Entry #3 by Bertha Lemus
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- Entry #4 by Marlyn Casillas
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- Entry #5 by Marlyn Casillas
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- Entry #6 by Arnulfo Luna
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- Entry #7 by Daniel Campos
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- Marcus won a ribbon in an art contest at Tranquillity Elementary School for this picture he drew of himself being beemed up by aliens. Age 7, this picture is dated in 2000. Just wanted to start the album out with something of his, we thought you might enjoy it.
A Personal Message from Marcus Lynn Snowden’s Mother…
Hello everyone, I would like to start by introducing myself to those of you who don’t know me. My name is Roxanne Ochoa and I live in Kerman, CA. On October 22, 2011…lives were forever changed in a horrific act of violence. My beloved son, Marcus Lynn Ochoa Snowden (18 years old) was killed at a house party on Sunset and 8th St. in Kerman, CA. There were approximately 70-80 young people who attended this party and some were witnesses to this tragedy. So far, there have been two individuals arrested in the murder of my son. However there are still more people who were involved, who have not been arrested due to a lack of witnesses willing to come forward. The police cannot make an arrest based on hearsay and need more information to arrest and convict these individuals.
Marcus (also affectionately known as D-bo) was always a happy child and was so full of life and love since the day he was born. He always put a smile on our faces and liked to make everyone laugh with his jokes and impersonations. He was a good friend to those who knew him and was always willing to help out a friend need. He loved to spend time with his family and enjoyed visiting his grandparent’s house to eat and watch movies. Marcus had many artistic talents including drawing, music, tattoo art and cutting hair. He was getting ready to finish up his senior year and had planned to get his Barber’s license. Following that he would attend Fresno City College as a business major. He had dreams of one day being a business owner and having his own Barber Shop. He was also a standout athlete; the heart and dedication he put forth was noticed by everyone around him.
The dreams that Marcus had for his future have been cut short because of this senseless act. I am here to be a voice for my son and take a stand against violence. So I am asking each person to please help me in getting the word out about this tragic event. As parents we want our children to be safe in our town. And yet there are still people in this community…walking in our streets, in our grocery stores and in the parks where our children play who had something to do with this crime.
Please ask your friends and family to visit our “Together Against Violence” website founded in memory of Marcus Lynn Ochoa Snowden.
http://wearetogetheragainstviolence.com/
T.A.V. is a public service campaign, used to inform and educate everyone about the impact that violence has on our youth and their families. Please take a minute of your time to view it and forward this information to all of your friends and family. You can also LIKE the “Together Against Violence” page on Facebook, which would allow you to subscribe and share our updates.
With the utmost sincerity I ask the public, if anyone knows any information about this case, please contact the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office at 559-488-3111.
“We will always love and miss Marcus and his humor, his larger than life personality and willingness to help others.”
Thank you for your support and God Bless.
Roxanne Ochoa
ShOw yOuR LoVe fOr D-bo Contest! Deadline Extended
The deadline for your ShOw yOuR LoVe fOr D-bo entries has been extended to Saturday, Feb 11th; we have had a few very nice tributes come in so far. We also wanted to announce the prize, $50 dollars worth of gift certificates, including a $20 Regal Gift Card, $10 Arch Card, $10 Taco Bell Gift Card and $10 worth of iTunes, these are all things Marcus enjoyed and we hope you will enjoy them too. We also wanted to share Marcus’ self-portrait with everyone in hopes that it would inspire others to find their inner creativity. 
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