Teen Gang Violence; what’s the Cause?

“The youngster was murdered outside a basketball court at a public park beside a youth club in the Moss Side District of inner city Manchester. The victim has not yet been named. Police have not yet said how many times he was shot. Detectives suspect the boy was targeted in a planned gun attack. He is understood to have lived locally and attended Manchester Academy High School nearby. Residents close to the scene heard the shots last night as the youngster was gunned down. One onlooker, close to the boy’s family said ‘his family and we are very shocked. We are devastated.’ Police were called at 2:40 am to Ruby Street to find the boy lying dead after suffering from the gunshot wounds.”
This is just one of many violent incidents that happen everyday in our society, cold-blooded, gang-related murder. It always leaves us asking the one question “Why?” And we begin to wonder why 13-15 year old teenagers even get the idea......

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Title: Gang Violence
Approximate Word Count: 1240
Approximate Pages: 5 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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