On July 15, 1997 co-founder Bobby Brown, his two older sisters and 10 month old niece became victims of a drive-by shooting in Minneapolis, MN. This devastating incident left Bobby, then 15 years old, with a spinal cord injury from a single bullet and his eldest sister survived being shot twice in her legs with a handgun. That frightful evening of terror and violence left a family, community and city forever changed. Since our first basketball clinic at Central Gym, July 15 1998 – the one year anniversary of the shooting – Bobby Brown’s “Beyond the Court” Violence Prevention Initiatives has reached thousands of youth and continues to share our message through innovative youth programming.
