Of the 209 murder victims in New Orleans last year, January 13 is a day to remember for one mother. It was the day 24-year-old Chivas Doyle was shot in his FEMA trailer in the Upper Ninth Ward.

Doyle was killed two days after his 24th birthday and one day after his mother’s birthday.

“He loved to see you smile. He was all about happiness,” said Marguerite Doyle-Johnston, Chivas’ mother. “Nothing he did…he didn't do drugs, he didn't sell drugs; he had his own business."

A business called Big Tank Entertainment, a music production and promotion company. Doyle-Johnston described her son as a good person who was into computers, with a makeshift recording studio in his home.

“We're just trying to stop the violence, period. Not just in our community; let's take it citywide," Doyle-Johnston said.

That’s the push behind Saturday’s ‘Stop the Violence’ event, featuring live music and agencies like the Red Cross and Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff’s Office congregating at the corner of Desire and Law streets in an attempt to reach out to children in the Upper Ninth Ward.

"The children are our future. This is what this whole event is about; making the city a better place,” said Larry Luthi, EPCO Construction.

Joseph Collins, Tramon Gaddison and Lawrence Nero, three of Doyle's friends, said they were tired of losing loved ones to killers and chose to get involved.

“Us young individuals have to walk the streets, watching our back, try to see who is killing us,” Collins said. “It shouldn't have to be like that."

Said Gaddison: “We have to, you know, it's up to us to really take control of that side of the field."

One year later, Doyle's killer still remains at large – a source of frustration for those who knew him.

"He was a good person and for somebody to take him off the earth, that's bad,” Nero said. “That ain't a good feeling. So it's real hard to know he's still roaming around."

Though the case went cold, Doyle's mother said she still hopes that someone—anyone—will step forward with the clue that could break the case wide open.

"We have ways you can report stuff anonymously by calling Crimestoppers,” Doyle-Johnston said. “(January 12) is my 50th birthday, and I hope for a birthday gift, I find out who murdered my son."

Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact Crimestoppers at 822-1111. Callers do not have to give their name and could be eligible for a cash reward.