NYC enlists former gang members as ‘violence interrupters’

NEW YORK (AP) — David Gaskin steps into the street armed with a bullhorn. Cars swerve. He glares. The former gang member raises the mic to his lips and preaches the message emblazoned on his T-shirt, on his orange baseball cap, on the rubber bands around his wrist and on his Adidas tracksuit: “Stop Shooting. Start Living.”-- More....

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