Cure the Streets

Breon Austin’s death hit home. At 16 , he was close in age to two of my grandchildren. A young person’s death always hits hard.

D.C. leaders have hired Violence Interrupters to help fight the District's wave of violent crime. WUSA 9 looks at who is fighting to "Cure the Streets."

WASHINGTON — Walking some of D.C.’s most dangerous streets, a yellow T-shirt-clad team of ex-convicts and former gang members are being paid to root out and mediate problems in neighborhoods before they escalate.