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Gangs In The News
Ex-con leading with 'a new heart'
After doing time behind bars, a former suburban Latin Kings gang leader is now on an urgent mission to steer at-risk youths away from the perils of the streets; 'I'm living for God now,' he says by By Lisa Black, Chicago Tribune staff reporterclick here.
Stabbed to death at 16 - a victim of the teen gangs' postcode lottery
Nass Osawe was on a bus in the wrong part of London, where a dirty look may have been all it took to seal his fate. Caroline Davies and Jamie Doward examine the upsurge of street violence that has spread fear among the capital's youths click here.
Gun scourge on our streets: Nearly 1,000 shot this year
Three people are shot every day in England alone, and one in 10 of them is a child, according to figures seen by The Independent on Sunday. Nina Lakhani and Jonathan Owen report on the lives that have been ended or blighted by the growing gun problem in our cities. To read the full article click here.
Kelly Oyebola:'I can't let my brother James die in vain'
Rather than holding a grudge against the man who shot his brother dead, Kelly Oyebola is trying to change a culture in which pulling a gun is an answer to being asked to put out a cigarette. To read the full article click here.
'They put a gun to the back of my head. I heard them cock it. It jammed'
They've dealt drugs, carried guns, knives and axes and seen their friends killed. And they're still only teenagers. Tom de Castella talks to five former gangsters about life - and death - on our city streets. Introduction by Esther Addley. To read the full article click here.
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