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The initiative, endorsed in March by the regional East-West Gateway Council of Governments, aims to cut murders in the metro area by 20% in three years.
An outreach coordinator said, "Reverend Rice gave him a pair of shoes a week prior to the shooting. We try to build their friendship and try to help them."