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Coverage dated November 5, 2026

Longtime L.A. gang intervention leader arrested, accused in murder plot

Headline from KTLA Los Angeles

A well-known South Los Angeles gang interventionist who has spent decades working to reduce violence in the city's neighborhoods was arrested by Los Angeles police this week on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder, according to reports.

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  1. Los Angeles Times

    Prominent L.A. gang interventionist Skipp Townsend arrested for alleged murder conspiracy (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The head of a South Los Angeles nonprofit gang intervention program has been arrested by LAPD homicide detectives for an alleged conspiracy to commit murder, along with four men accused in a killing.

  2. KTLA Los Angeles

    Longtime L.A. gang intervention leader arrested, accused in murder plot (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    A well-known South Los Angeles gang interventionist who has spent decades working to reduce violence in the city's neighborhoods was arrested by Los Angeles police this week on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder, according to reports.

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