Violence interrupter hurt in gunfire exchange on Minneapolis' North Side

[progree]

1. Some more. Yes, the team member/victim was armed and shot back

“I had gotten the message that everybody clocked out. You know, we’re through for the night,” McAfee said.

The last couple of violence interrupters were getting ready to leave when more than one person emerged from the alley and started shooting, hitting his team member who returned fire, McAfee said.

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21 Days of Peace was not working under city contract on Monday, and [Minneapolis police chief] O’Hara confirmed the victim was a lawful gun owner. “So there’s nothing that I have right now that suggests he did anything wrong,” the chief said.

... McAfee said this was not the first time he or his team have been shot at, but it’s the first time someone was hurt.

"At that point they are becoming more like police/security."

or vigilantes