By Ryan McCarthy

The street where Police Chief Joe Allio said three people where shot in 2014 – followed within months by another shooting that left three more wounded – was crowded Monday when Allio helped mark the opening The Leaven’s new tutoring center.

“This is the key,” he said.

Foot patrols, cameras and license plate readers improve a neighborhood, said Allio, president of the board of directors for the nonprofit The Leaven, but helping educate children is crucial to turning a community around.

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