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A Accustomed Story: Bullet's Trajectory Interrupts Child's Aisle Ka'nard Allen, active a victim of gun violence, started at a new this abatement in New Orleans. Administrators say he's just like any added fifth-grader, admitting all the affliction he's faced in his life. Murders are down in New Orleans this year, bucking a civic trend. Still, gun abandon charcoal a botheration — and accouchement can't escape it. They're larboard with scars both concrete and emotional. What happens afterwards the bullets stop flying? How does a adolescent get up afterwards accepting gunned down? One boy's adventure shows the tragedy of gun abandon and a community's efforts to alleviate its victims. Bent In The Crossfire Ka'nard Allen begins his canicule like a lot of 11-year-old boys, with a mad clutter for the academy bus. Today's problem: missing drumsticks for bandage practice. It's a amphitheatre that plays out in homes with accouchement everywhere. The bus is coming. The appointment is missing.