"Detroit Sees Historic Drop in Homicides for 2024, But a Vital Program Faces Uncertainty"

Negus Vu hails from the old-school Detroit of the 1990s, where nightly gunshots echoed through the West Side. “I grew up in a gang-related area,” Vu, 42, reflected. “Surrounded by violence, I became desensitized, as it was a part of my everyday life.”