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Amid a rash of shootings in Sacramento in the last couple of weeks involving youth, the Black community is on pins and needles trying to get a handle on things to curb the violence. In the last three weeks, the city of Sacramento has been the scene of more than 17 shootings, 30 victims, and []

Source: The Sacramento Observer

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