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Program’s head says Iowa school shooting won’t deter him

FILE - This booking photo provided by the Polk County, Iowa, Jail shows Bravon Michael Tukes. Tukes is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder and one count of criminal gang participation in connection with the shooting at the Starts Right Here program, Jan. 23, 2023. On Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, Will Keeps, founder of Starts Right Here, said he will remain “all in on helping kids that are not reachable in so many peoples' eyes” after he was wounded in last month's shooting that killed two students. (Polk County Jail via AP, File) FILE - This booking photo provided by the Polk County, Iowa, Jail shows Preston Walls. Walls is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder and one count of criminal gang participation in connection with the shooting at the Starts Right Here program, Jan. 23, 2023. On Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, Will Keeps, founder of Starts Right Here, said he will remain “all in on helping kids that are not reachable in so many peoples' eyes” after he was wounded in last month's shooting that killed two students. (Polk County Jail via AP, File) FILE - In this image provided by the Des Moines Public Schools, community activist and rapper Will Keeps records a music video with students in a hallway at Des Moines Public School's Central Campus, Jan. 29, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa. On Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, Keeps, founder of the Starts Right Here program for at-risk youth in Des Moines, said he will remain “all in on helping kids that are not reachable in so many peoples' eyes” after he was wounded in last month's shooting that killed two of his students. (Jon Lemons/Des Moines Public Schools via AP, File) FILE - A law enforcement officer walks outside the Starts Right Here building, Jan. 23, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. On Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, Will Keeps, founder of the Starts Right Here program for at-risk youth in Des Moines, said he will remain “all in on helping kids that are not reachable in so many peoples' eyes” after he was wounded in last month's shooting that killed two of his students. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) FILE - Law enforcement officers stand outside a school housing an educational program called Starts Right Here that is affiliated with the Des Moines, Iowa, School District, following a shooting, Jan. 23, 2023, in Des Moines. On Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, Will Keeps, founder of the Starts Right Here program for at-risk youth in Des Moines, said he will remain “all in on helping kids that are not reachable in so many peoples' eyes” after he was wounded in last month's shooting that killed two of his students. (Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Des Moines Register via AP, File) FILE - Will Keeps, president of Starts Right Here, stands for a photo at his organization in Des Moines, Iowa, July 13, 2021. On Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, Keeps, founder of the Starts Right Here program for at-risk youth in Des Moines, said he will remain “all in on helping kids that are not reachable in so many peoples' eyes” after he was wounded in last month's shooting that killed two of his students. (Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Des Moines Register via AP, File)
Program’s head says Iowa school shooting won’t deter him