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Photos by Kevin Van Paassen

Published July 20, 2012

Published July 20, 2012

This article was published more than 8 years ago. Some information in it may no longer be current.

Police keep a presence on Danzig St. in Scarborough, Ont., July 18, 2012, after the community was rocked by a shooting that killed two people.

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Ron Rock, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of East Scarborough is photographed in Scarborough, Ont. July 18, 2012.

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Kareem Milson, who coaches at the Boys and Girls Club of East Scarborough, is photographed July 18, 2012.

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Jam Johnson, seen in this July 18, 2012 photo, runs a basketball boot camp with kids in Scarborough, Ont. Mr. Johnson says he tries to find “the guys at risk,” since he was once in the same position.

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Jam Johnson, who runs a basketball boot camp in Scarborough, also coaches kids in nutrition and job searches.

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A boy participates in Jam Johnson’s basketball boot camp July 18, 2012 in Scarborough, Ont.

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