STOCKTON — This city with a long-standing reputation for crime, particularly violent crime, is once again mourning after a Nov. 29 mass shooting killed four young people and wounded 11 others.
The tragedy has left families, friends, and the wider community struggling to cope with grief and demanding action.
Among the victims was 14-year-old Amari Peterson, a promising student-athlete from Modesto, whom his father, Patrick, described as his best friend…