Children in one Denver neighborhood are without their beloved rec center after the city deemed the area unsafe.
Denver Parks and Recreation put gates around the La Alma Recreation Center and nearby playground after a shooting took the life of a longtime resident.Shaquanna Smith brings her children there every day.
“The violence needs to stop because they’re not thinking about the children it’s affecting around them. They’re just thinking in the moment,” said Smith. The next day, Arellano’s friends and family held a candlelight vigil and released balloons near the spot he was killed.
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