Gang violence

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Seems like we cannot go a day without having a gang related shooting in the bad parts of the city I live in. Sometimes we have 2, 3, 4 or 5 shootings. Most of these turn out to be gang related; two conflicting gangs. Sometimes they involve life threatening injuries and sometimes the bullets just graze a hand or arm or foot. However - maybe even worse of all - sometimes these gang shootings cause innocent, passerby casualties. A few weeks ago, a guy was walking his dog in the middle of the day over in an area that is OK by day, terrible by night. He got caught in a cross-fire between two rival gang members and wound up shot and in critical condition. Just a few days ago, one of my co-worker's aunt who was driving through the area at the time - was caught by a stray bullet and killed. She was not the intended target but a case of in the wrong place at the wrong time. I wish I could get involved in some way. There is SO much violence related to gangs in my area. What we can we do to stop this? Who's responsibility is this?