The NYPD says nearly half of the New York City's shootings are committed by teenage gangs at war with each other.
According to the Associated Press, police report that there are over 300 such gangs in the city such as the True Money Gang, Cash Bama Bullies and Very Crispy Gangsters. All are composed of boys and young men between the ages of 12 and 20-years-old. These groups, police allege, are responsible for a large portion of the city's shootings:
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NYPD gang division leader Kevin Catalina reinforces the notion that many of the shootings are the result of trivial conflicts. "A lot of it is driven by nothing: A dispute over a girl or a wrong look or a perceived slight," he said.
Though overall crime has dropped in the city, gang violence continues to prosper. The question everyone's asking is what is being done about it:
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[via Washington Post]
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