Milwaukee is recruiting “violence interrupters” for a new “Safe Zone initiative” to keep neighborhoods safe by tapping into residents who already have credibility there, says the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. In each zone, two “ambassador captains” will create a team of a handful of neighborhood residents who are identified as leaders or have a strong influence. “It creates the safe place for people to think before they say, ‘Well there’s no more hope, I gotta do this, I gotta shoot him, I gotta kill him,'” said resident Khalil Coleman. “There’s an alternative. Come walk with us.”