The gang murder of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams shook Chicago and affected many
of the anti-violence workers on the West Side. As former gang members they
sympathized with Jaslyn’s dad, Jontae, his desire to spend time with his daughter
and how that put her at risk of violence. Jontae still struggles with the guilt. And
when he decided to help police catch his daughter’s killers his gang friends turned
on him.
**Content warning: This episode contains uses of the n-word.