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"We are fortunate it's not an absolute epidemic in this town, on a regular basis, but there has been a gang presence here for well over 40 years," Sgt. Paul Parizek said following the shooting at Starts Right Here.

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Will Keeps was a 15-year-old member of a Chicago gang when he witnessed rival members kill his friend. Now, Keeps is hospitalized and in serious condition after a shooting that killed two teens at an education program he founded in Des Moines.

A man who left gang life when he was younger and went on to help troubled young people is now in the hospital as a victim of what police say

Will Keeps was a 15-year-old member of a Chicago gang when he witnessed rival members kill his friend. He escaped the streets and moved to Iowa to help other young people from troubled backgrounds.

A man who left gang life when he was younger and went on to help troubled young people is now in the hospital as a victim of what police say is the same sort of violence he was escaping

The vigil will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at the Starts Right Here building.

Sons. Brothers. Cousins. "If you want to give them a label, give them one of that," families of Starts Right Here shooting victims say as they dispute police characterization as gang members.

Will Keeps was a 15-year-old member of a Chicago gang when he witnessed rival members kill his friend. He escaped the streets and moved to Iowa to help other young people from troubled backgrounds.

Will Keeps, a former Chicago gang member who escaped the streets, was shot in Des Moines, Iowa. Two teens who were involved in Keep's youth program were killed in the shooting