Fatal Shooting of New Father Malcolm Mency 19 in Duarte LA Prompts Talk of Peace

Gang violence is a surge in many parts of our country.  When are we as a soceity gonna get serious to develop a multi-faceted approach to stop it? 

NBC Los Angeles reports as police continued to search on Monday for the killer of a new father shot to death as he walked home, residents talked about reaching out to gang shot callers to try and foster peace.

Duarte residents met at a community center in Duarte as the sheriff's department increased patrols in and around Duarte in the aftermath of two shootings on Sunday, including one that killed a young father.

The fatal shooting was reported at 12:30 a.m. Sunday in the 2000 block of Broderick Avenue, said sheriff's Deputy Benjamin Grubb.
Malcolm Mency was gunned down as he walked home after working a shift at the nearby Sonic Drive-In, according to family members who said he worked two jobs and was the father of a 1-month-old son.

"Looking at my baby everyday ... What am I going to tell him when he asks where his dad is at?" said Mency's girlfriend, Lebreonna Moore.

Though police said no information on a suspect was available, family members believe Mency was the victim of racial profiling.

"He had been complaining about this for so long and nobody (did anything)," Mency's sister said of his hopes to end racism.

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