Birmingham, Alabama, students offered lessons to help prevent youth violence in Safe Summer program - Alabama News Center

Birmingham, Alabama, students offered lessons to help prevent youth violence in Safe Summer program - Alabama News Center

In his own words, 15-year-old Leon (not his real name) says he used to be “real bad, doing crazy stuff,” including some gang activity, and ended up being shot. “I was in the house, in the living room. … All you could hear was gunshots, and one came through the window and hit me in the face. … It was bad. I was in the hospital for a little while. There’s a new generation out here that goes where the gangs go. Whatever gang you in, you are about w…