New gang effort launched

Even as Los Angeles city officials launched a new approach to fighting street gangs Tuesday, another victim of the violence issued a heartfelt plea for quick action to stem the problem. Daily News.

"I love him dearly. I raised him the best I could and encouraged him to make a difference in life," said Donna Brown, the mother of Clifton Hibbert Jr.

Hibbert, a 22-year-old California State University, Northridge, student who planned to become a lawyer, was gunned down in March while driving through downtown Los Angeles with his friend Kenneth Patterson.