First came the barrage of bullets. Then, moments later, a series of frantic text messages.
Children who have grown all too accustomed to gunfire in this south Minneapolis neighborhood sought comfort from a mentor as they peered down their balconies at two bloodied men on the concrete below.
Amid growing safety concerns, some residents have barred their children from playing outside alone after dusk and fear them walking even short distances to school.
“They don’t have the freedom of a kid in the suburbs,” said Mohamed Jama, director of Youth Legacy, a teen mentorship program based out of Karmel Mall off Lake Street.
