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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