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# Untitled
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/030806-story-20060308/
- Published: 2006-03-08T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:20:11.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Community, Pico, #archive-import

The Santa Monica community suffered a tragic loss last week when a 15-year-old high school student died at the hands of a suspected gang member. Gang violence continues to plague the Pico neighborhood, and community leaders are grappling with how to address it and prevent future criminal acts.

So this week, Q-Line wants to know: “What suggestions to do you have for law enforcement, parents, school administrators and community leaders in preventing gang violence?”

Call (310) 285-8106 before Friday at 5 p.m. and we’ll print your responses in the weekend edition. Please try to limit your comments to a minute or less. It might help to think first about the wording of your response.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 8, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/030806.pdf?ref=smdp.com)