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'This is historic': How Nipsey Hussle's death inspired peace talks among rival LA gangs

As the city mourned the rapper, local gang members saw an opportunity to unite longstanding rivals. But some fear any truce will be short-lived

Days after Nipsey Hussle’s murder, his friend Shamond Bennett was unexpectedly feeling “on top of the world”.

Bennett, who is 39 and goes by the name Lil AD, was like an older brother to Hussle, and part of the same Los Angeles gang. He was suffering through intense grief when something unprecedented happened: South LA’s rival gangs came together and, for the first time in decades, talked to each other about stopping the violence.

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