In neighborhood where 5-year-old was killed, fear never far below the surface

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20140119/NEWS/140118556/1685#in-neighborhood-where-5-year-old-was-killed-fear-never-far-below-the-surface

Published Sunday, January 19, 2014 at 1:00 am / Updated at 1:33 am

By Christopher Burbach and Erin Golden

Five-year-old Payton Benson lived and died in a neighborhood where the potential for street violence is an undercurrent of everyday life.

Most people who live and work in this pocket of north Omaha don't live in fear. They mow their lawns and walk to the corner store and let their children play outside.

But they also know that their streets are too often places where gang rivalries and drug disputes are sorted out with gunfire.

The same area that's home to well-established churches, headquarters of successful nonprofit agencies and a restaurant with its own national television show is also well-versed in street violence.

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