The parents of the infant who was injured during the shooting at Hollywood Beach on Memorial Day say their son is recovering.They wanted to be at the Inner City Innovators Peace Walk in West Palm Beach on Saturday because they think these types of events are an important step in hopefully preventing anyone else’s child from being hurt.The parents both addressed the crowd at the event, holding their baby Amari, who has a cast on his leg from the shooting. "We shouldn’t have to live our lives in fear every day, but unfortunately it’s the case so on behalf of my family, on behalf of Amari, to all the victims, our prayers and our hearts go out to you,” said Joshua Engel, Amari's father. "This should never be normalized in our country and there needs to be a change,” said Barbara Engel, Amari's mother.Amari’s parents say while gun laws won’t change overnight, they’re hoping lawmakers hear their message from Saturday’s peace walk and work to put laws in place that make a difference.Barbara Engel told WPBF 25 News why attending the peace walk was important to them. "It’s not an easy thing to do so soon after experiencing such a traumatic event but we felt like we had to do it because we’re so fortunate to be here today and our outcome could have been a lot different and some of these victims’ outcomes were different it can happen to somebody tomorrow and be much worse,” said Barbara Engel. Organizers of the walk, which started at Heart and Soul Park on Saturday morning, say the event was all about raising awareness about how gun violence plagues the most disadvantaged communities.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25The event featured speakers discussing the importance of ending gun violence, as well as food, music and kids' activities."We want to do everything we can to protect our kids before it’s too late. We want to be proactive and not reactive when it comes to gun violence,” said Ricky Aiken, the founder and executive director of Inner City Innovators.Amari’s mother hopes walks like these help bring tragic stories of gun violence to an end."The reality is that if we don’t come together as parents in the community and make changes to protect our children then it could happen to you tomorrow. We were just riding a bicycle on the beach. It’s a nice neighborhood, Hollywood Beach- We’ve been to it 1,000 times and it should never happen and there are things we can do to better protect our communities," said Barbara Engel. Organizers say they plan to peace walks every summer.Never miss anything: Sign up for personalized newsletters and alerts from WPBF 25 News