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Time he was young. >> my dad was in a gang. and i witnessed and encountered his murder right in front of me at 5 years old. >> he was shot to death in front of you? >> shot in front of me by a rival gang. >> you remember it? >> i remember it till this day. he was shot exiting our house getting into the car. we were waiting for him to exit the house, another person approached and shot him straight in his forehead. >> seeing his father die didnt stop moya from getting involved with gangs. he joine...

>> shot to death by a rival gang. >> do you remember it? >> i remember it to this day. he was shot exiting our house, getting into the car. and when we were waiting for him to exit the house, another person approached and shot him straight in his forehead. >> seeing his father die didnt stop moya from getting involved with gangs. he joined one when he was 13. when we first met moya five years ago, hed already been shot and in prison. instead of writing moya off, however, father boyle hired him. ...

I witnessed and encountered his murder right in front of me at 5 years old. >> shot to death in front of new. >> by a rival gang. >> you remember it? >> i remember it this day. he was shot exiting our house getting into the car. we were waiting for him to exit the house, another person approached and shot him straight in his forehead. >> seeing his father die didnt stop moya from getting involved with gangs. he joined one when he was 13. when we first met moya five years ago, hed already been sh...

>> like its soaked with a soak with a seps of redemption. >> it really is soaked with it. i have several of them, who not that you write off, but in your head you toy with the idea that im not sure hes ever going to be able to steer this thing in another direction and lo and behold they do. >> reporter: richard moya started heading the wrong direction from the time he was young. >> my dad was in a gang and i witnessed and encountered his murder right in front of me at 5 years old. >> reporter: h...

When we first met moya five years ago hed already been shot and imprisoned. instead of writing moya off, however, father boyle hired him. >> good afternoon, homeboy industry. richard speaking. how can i help you today? >> reporter: is his struggle emblematic of the difficulty of getting out of gang life? >> i think shes been far out of gang life. hes also somebody whos been deeply traumatized in his own history and its difficult for him to make long strides. he has to kind of do little short hop...

Witnessed and encountered his murder right in front of me at 5 years old. >> reporter: he was shot to death in front of you? >> shot to death by a rival gang. >> reporter: do you remember it in. >> i remember it to this day. he was shot exiting our house getting into the car. when we were waiting for him to exit the house another person approaching shot him straight in his forehead. >> reporter: seeing his father die didnt stop moya from getting involve in gangs. he joined one when he was 13. wh...