Audio Slideshow: The Rollout
Across 13.7 square miles of South L.A., police launch an injunction against six gangs. There are unusual suggestions of hope in the neighborhood: huge construction projects, families venturing back into parks once ceded to gangs. But violence still erupts in startling fashion, and the area is at a crossroads.
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
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