Next Step goes to the front lines of gun violence in Minneapolis, starting with the shooting victims
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It is still dark most mornings when Farji Shaheer drives to HCMC in downtown Minneapolis and goes to his office at Next Step, a five-year-old program that offers support to young-adult victims of violence and their families. His mission is to lower the chances they are shot again and help them heal.