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EPA residents fear violence experienced 20 years ago will return to the city

violence in East Palo Alto
Photo: Manuel Ortiz P360P

By Pamela Cruz and Manuel Ortiz

In the center of East Palo Alto, Jack Farrell Park fills with children and teenagers in the afternoons, playing and enjoying the activities the place has to offer, but on Tuesday, May 17, a shooting that left one man dead and three wounded spread fear throughout the community, causing residents to fear that the violence East Palo Alto experienced 20 years ago will return and make the city uninhabitable again.