Unity T.W.O.
The brother of a man who was gunned down July 17 at the corner of 55th Street and Broadway in South L.A. is comforted by Johnny Garay, a gang intervention specialist with Going Beyond Boundaries. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
Family and friends of Ivan Valencia grieve, 30, after learning he had been shot to death at the corner of 55th Street and Broadway, near his home, on July 17. Five gangs operate in or near Valencia’s South L.A. neighborhood, but he belonged to a gang whose turf is seven miles away. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
Police investigators and coroner’s officials deal with the aftermath of a shooting that left a 30-year-old man dead at 55th Street and Broadway in South L.A. on July 17. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
The Rev. Jeff Carr is director of the mayors Office of Gang Reduction & Youth Development. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
