Bermuda must come together to combat the rising tide of gun violence instead of ignoring the problem, preacher Scott Smith urged residents.Over the weekend, Mr Smith lead two candlelight vigils for shooting victims Kimwandae Walker and Frederick Maybury.The 35-year-old Mr Walker was fatally shot on the Victor Scott Primary School field a year to the date, while flying kites with his children.Nearly 200 people gathered at the field Saturday night in hopes of sending a signal that gun violence will not be tolerated, just two days after footballer Randy Robinson died after he was shot about five times in the head and chest.On Saturday, Mr Smith called for the public to speak out, saying he was tired of seeing young black men in the community gunned down.“Now we have another one to bury in a few days,” he said in a reference to Mr Robinson’s death.“I’m tired of looking in the eyes of mothers who are broken, saying they have taken my only son.”The vigil was one of two organised this weekend by Colford’s Family Against Violence. The group formed following the death of 29-year-old Colford Ferguson, who was fatally shot in February while working in the Mangrove Bay area.He said a meeting with Premier Paula Cox had been scheduled to take place yesterday to discuss what needs to happen to end the rising tide of violence.Health Minister Walter Roban was among those present at the vigil. He agreed with Mr Smith that action must take place in the community for a real difference to be made.Youth on the Move president Carlton Simmons said he and Mr Walker had talked about their respective futures the day before he was fatally shot.Mr Simmons, who has acted as a third party intermediary between gangs and police, said he is frustrated that Bermuda was not more vocal on the issue.“It bothers me that we can hear a person died every month and still not do anything,” he said. “We spend more energy arguing about land that don’t belong to us instead of our children. These young men are paying a debt that us as a country have run up.”He said the entire Victor Scott field should have been filled with people standing up against the shootings.“Until it comes to that, we can expect more young people to pay Bermuda’s debt,” he warned.A second ceremony was held last night at Woody’s restaurant where Freddy Maybury was fatally shot last year.After sermons, songs, and a moment of silence, the crowd sang “Happy Birthday.”Yesterday would have been Mr Maybury’s 35th birthday.Around 70 people crowded underneath the restaurant’s front porch to escape the wind and rain as Mr Smith conducted the ceremony.Mr Smith said he hopes that with each event, the crowd grows larger. “Some people told me they were afraid to come out. Why are you afraid? This is our Island. This is our Country. This is what we are going to leave our children.”Colford’s Family Against Violence plan to hold vigils throughout the year for every person shot and killed.