How Hartford violence interrupters use an app to save lives

How Hartford violence interrupters use an app to save lives

This story was originally published by The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. Sign up for its newsletters here. On a rainy day in early May, a COMPASS Youth Collaborative van cruises down Wethersfield Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut. The thoroughfare, with its historical ties to the Colt firearms family, is an epicenter for gun violence in the city. From the driver’s seat, Diego Lopez, a Peacebuilder with the violence …