Richmond, California gang members are being paid to stop shooting each other

Richmond, California gang members are being paid to stop shooting each other | Daily Mail Online

Gang members in Richmond are being paid $1,300 a month to stop shooting each other and even get to go on all expenses paid trips to New York (if they travel with a rival)

• Part-taxpayer-funded scheme has been introduced in the Californian area
• Gang members receive a maximum $1,300 if they refrain from gun crime
• Paired with men from rival neighborhoods as officials try and decrease rate
• DeVone Boggan founded scheme and said it was about 'paying attention'