Leon Ford high fives youth at Cops and Kids Camp Thursday, July 31, 2025, at Duquesne University after talking to them about his relationship with the police years after being shot during a traffic stop. While the shooting left Ford paralyzed, he advocates for building trust and relationships between communities and police. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh’s Public Source)
Leon Ford’s grandfather asked him: “Do you want to make a point or a difference?” That led to a mission that puts him in police stations and in front of students who he urges to consider law enforcement.
First-person essay by Leon Ford, Pittsburgh’s Public Source…