The Making of a Gangbanger

Tim Bush, Ellyn M. Ong, Micah Holmquist and Sarah Karp
In Maplewood Park on Chicago’s Northwest Side, Reymundo Sanchez, who had recently started hanging out with members of the Latin Kings street gang, was asked if he wanted to look for members of a rival gang called the Vicelords. He naively agreed, and was soon handed a sawed-off shotgun. Minutes later, he performed his first hit. He was 14.