From dealing to healing: Decades later, he’s stopping violence on streets where he was once notorious for selling drugs
- Posted on June 10, 2026
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From dealing to healing: Decades later, he’s stopping violence on streets where he was once notorious for selling drugs
Clay Marquez sold drugs on Norfolk’s Fremont Street. That ended with a decade in federal prison. Upon returning, Marquez has sought to turn the influence he said he once misused into a force for ending violence. The now-54-year-old founded Guns Down, one of the city’s most prominent violence-prevention groups. On most days and on many late nights, ...
