The show, airing on 'L.A. Times Today' on Spectrum News 1, explores the repercussions of the Jan. 21 shooting in Monterey Park and the ways members of the public have responded to the epidemic of gun violence in California.
In 2007, Rose Smith was paralyzed from the waist down after being shot by a stray bullet.Twenty-three-year-old Marco Vargas grew up in South Los Angeles. He’d like the same attention given to the everyday gun violence in his neighborhood that mass shootings receive.
‘The first time I saw a gun was when I was 5 years old. My biological father threatened to kill my mom.’On Aug. 10, 1999, Loren Lieb got a call at work. A gunman had opened fire at a Jewish community center where her 6- and 8-year-old boys were attending summer camp. One of her sons was shot but survived. The other was uninjured.Nathalia Jackson
Fourteen-year-old Nathalia Jackson knows the grim details of her father’s homicide. He was shot in the head at his cellphone business during what police believe was a botched robbery. She’s now an advocate for those affected by gun violence, especially children.Rhett Foster was leading prayer at his church when he got the call there had been a shooting at a local park. When he arrived, police told him his 7-year-old son had been shot and killed by gang-related gunfire.
After the Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay shootings, we asked experts how to reclaim the joy and take care of your community.
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