The youth academy in Compton has had to shut down its programs being caught in a crossfire of a gang shooting.
Derrick Cooper launched the academy 27 years ago to help kids in the neighborhood.
"It was a very scary day. We were caught in the middle of a gang turf shooting. Our kids in our after-school program were just coming in from school, doing homework and these gang members just started shooting right here, and then they ran to the back and started shooting some more, and by the grace of God, none of our kids were hurt or hit," said Cooper.
Cooper said he was there for city officials when they were running for office, and hoped they would help him now.
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