YOUNGSTOWN - As tonight's Youngstown city council meeting got underway, the shooting of young Isaiah Walker was on everyone's mind. 

Councilman Julius Oliver personally knows the family and victim. 

He spoke to his council and city officials about this tragedy saying "our kids are killing kids."

Oliver spoke to the council for about 15 minutes on what he calls an "emergency situation with violence in our city when it comes to our youth," asking what can be done to reduce gun violence to create safer streets.

Oliver is calling for city officials to put their minds together to format a plan to reduce violence, an initiative the city continues to work towards.

"Everyone gets together for cancer, AIDS, COVID-19 prevention," Oliver said, implying officials need to have more discussions on the rising violence. 

"If this problem persists, this issue will be knocking at each one of our doors," Oliver said Wednesday night. "Last night, it knocked at mine."

"I'm issuing this challenge to each of us," Oliver said to council and city officials. "Let's get together. Let's call our senators, call our elected officials, let's call everybody we can and say, what's the plan for violence and poverty in our city,' because crime is connected to commerce. We know that. So, what do we do as council?"

The shooting death of 16-year-old Isaiah Walker occurred just beyond the limits of Oliver's ward. The crime happened in Councilwoman Basia Adamczak's ward. She did not have a comment for 21 News, explaining she did not want to comment on an open investigation. 

"I had to watch a father last night, almost lose his mind because his 16 year old son was laying in the street in front of their home after running home," Oliver said. "I'm sure Walker thought, 'if I could just make it to my Dad, I'll be okay."

When Oliver was at the crime scene Tuesday, several neighbors approached Oliver and asked what will be done to make the neighborhoods safer.

Councilwoman Anita Davis, who worked for YPD for more than 30 years said city officials should work with other communities like Warren to hear what tactics were successful in cities like Washington D.C. where their crime rates dropped substantially.

"This isn't a council issue, this isn't an administration issue, this is a community issue. This will reach the suburbs. We need the suburbs input. What will they do to help the city of Youngstown?" Oliver went on to ask. 

Oliver added YPD should implement more community policing to assist with the issue. 

If  you or someone you know has any information regarding Walker's murder, you can report it anonymously by calling CRIMESTOPPERS at 330-746-CLUE or the Youngstown Police Department.