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So far this year, Washington. D.C. has lost 12 bright voices as a dozen children under the age of 18 have been shot and killed. It's more than double the number of kids lost to gun violence just three years ago.

7News I-Team Investigative Reporter Scott Taylor spoke to three children who live in the heart of the District. These kids, all under the age of 15, are part of the community-based group Saving Our Youth in D.C.'s 6th District. Three young minds, with permission from their parents, talking to 7News about the violence in their neighborhood.
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