SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Aaron Cardoza, a former gang member and now anti-violence mentor, was in downtown Sacramento in the aftermath of a brazen shootout that killed six people and wounded 12 others.
Cardoza was there to console the families of those struck by gunfire, offering them food, water and information about what happened as they waited behind police tape encircling the large crime scene with more than 100 bullet shell casings.
"They were going through pain and suffering. It was sad," Cardoza told The Sacramento Bee. "You have to understand that we're killing ourselves, and we have to stop that."
