I grew up in this neighborhood and yes it is very crazy. Its sad to hear about the lil boy dying. he was killed a block away from where I was in my 1st drive bye when i was a little kid. Ive seen so many things go on here from people dying to prostitutes hanging out on the streets. I remember i was barely alowed to go out as a child because my mom was scared i would step on needles left bye crackheads that leave them there. Shootings are a constant thing and gangs are not only the main source of them either. The Neighborhood is largely hispanic (as i am to) with one of the largest gangs in the city residing there. Juaritos. My brother and many friends of mine are in this gang and ive seen the affects of the violence 1st hand. Not many people around OKC understand that these things actually happen here. Its very disturbing to feel like no one cares about how your living. That everyone thinks everything is Okay but just as the sad Story of the young boy killed shows We have a problem. There arent many ways to fix it because people have to understand with a big city such as Oklahoma City of course you are gonna have the ghettos. Theres no way of getting rid of them. You can move a highway straight threw but the people will just move on into and take over another neighborhood ive seen it done. And as god says you shouldnt mess with the poors belongings and homes to better yourself which i truly believe The city is doing with Riverside. I remember reading an Article where a City Council Member said i hope this takes out all the violence and druggies from the area by putting the new crosstown in. Thats sad And Classen 10 Penn And Riverside arent the only neighborhoods in the city that are like this there are so many. All over. From The Northeast Side to The SouthwestSide . To The Southeast and of course The Northwest. From Hispanic ghettos to Black Ghettos to Asian Ghettos to White ghettos. It all exists In our city. We are a very diverse city and growing even more. I hope this comming from a person who grew up in our (undersighted) neighborhoods will shine a light into peoples minds that this does exist and it is a problem.