East Palo Alto was wracked with 42 murders among a population of just 24,000 in 1993 - the highest rate per capita in the US that year. This number has been driven down to zero in 2023.
Five firearms including an AR-15 rifle with a 60-round magazine, drugs packaged for sale, and $4,000 in cash were seized in the arrest of three teens following a shooting, East Palo Alto police said Friday, Nov. 3.