HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. -- In the wake of the shooting death of a 15-year-old Highland Park boy, city and community leaders announced Wednesday a crisis intervention initiative.

At a press conference, Mayor Hubert Yopp along with city council, school, clergy and other community members spoke on the importance of proactively working to end violence.

"If you have a problem, call someone. Talk to someone," Yopp said. "If you want to come to a city that's safe, come to Highland Park. If you want to do business in a city, come to Highland Park ... we will not tolerate the acts of a few. We are a community that is united. We are going to stay united and get the job done."

Yopp said a collaboration between police, education, religious and business leaders is in the works. A crisis intervention hot line has been created for members of the community seeking any kind of help -- from financial needs to counseling.

The hot line is 313-252-5000.

Yopp said the initiative is in response to the death of Jamar Pinkney Jr.

The teen's father, 37-year-old Jamar Pinkney Sr., has been charged with first-degree murder in his death. Police said the teen's father led his son out of his mother's Highland Park home Nov. 16 and shot him execution style in a nearby field.

The teen's mother told police that Jamar Pinkney Sr. came to the home in the afternoon with a gun and began arguing with his son.

Family members said the argument stemmed from a confession made by the son. According to Jamar Pinkney Jr.'s family, the teen told his mother that he'd touched his 3-year-old half-sister inappropriately at his father's Detroit home.

The teen's aunt, Yolanda Cherry, said she was in the home during the argument.

"He beat my nephew real bad in the head, where he had knots like he had been in a boxing ring," said Cherry.

When Cherry tried to intervene, she said, the father pulled out a gun.

"I ran down the street to get police down here and I heard a gunshot," said Cherry.

Friends and family gathered Monday for the teen's funeral at Second Ebenezer Baptist Church in Detroit.

The teen was a sophomore at Martin Luther King High School. Family members said he was active in sports.

A fund has been set up to help the family with burial expenses. Donations can be made at the Charter One Bank branch in Highland Park.