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‘I think the biggest draw is a sense of belonging:’ Why Harrisburg officials think kids join gangs

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Experts say teenagers may join gangs for a variety of reason including respect and peer pressure. “I think the biggest draw is a sense of belonging. So, kids want to feel as ...
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Harrisburg gangs’ intensifying feuds lead to fear, shootings, killings

Editor’s Note: This article contains quotes from a social media post that contains expletives. The signs are all there. Back and forth shootings and killings. Armed fights at a memorial for a homicide ...
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‘Change that mindset’: Harrisburg police work to ‘recruit’ children as young as third grade before gangs do

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — This is not just about preparing children for what might happen if they see a gun at some moment in the distant future. Violent groups of people, including gangs, purposely ...
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Dauphin County adds 2 detectives to focus on gang activity, fight retaliatory shootings

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to remove an expletive in a quote. Omari Wilson died on a Monday. By Friday, gang graffiti with his name started to appear in Harrisburg. At the uptown ...