Azim Khamisa’s son, Tariq, was murdered in 1995 at the age of 20. His killer was Tony Hicks, a 14 year-old boy who was ordered to pull the trigger by an older gang member. After the initial shock subsided, Azim realized that there are victims on both sides of the gun. Together with Tony’s grandfather, Ples Felix, Azim founded the Tariq Khamisa Foundation with the mission of preventing youth gun violence.