Latino leaders plan youth summit in Brentwood
Photo credit: File / James Carbone | Jeffrey Conroy, 17, front, and other teens arrested in a hate crime slaying, are led out of the Fifth Precinct in Patchogue.
Latino leaders gathered Wednesday at Timberline Park in Brentwood, the site of several recent gang-related shootings, to promote what they are billing as the region's first-ever youth summit.
Though being promoted by Latino and immigrant advocates, the event - to be held at the park on Sept. 19 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. - is open to all youths, organizers said.
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