ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT) – Community leaders in Albany are grappling with how to address youth violence – in the wake of the recent indictment of a 16-year-old accused of killing another teen.
The suspect is accused of shooting the 15-year-old boy in the back on June 23 just after 11 p.m. in the 500 block of Clinton Avenue.
Albany Common Council member Owusu Anane, who also sits on the board of Boys and Girls Club, said he believes the secret to keep kids on the straight and narrow is to know who they are learning from when school gets out…