LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

In a first-of-its-kind book, a dozen Louisville neighbors turned authors are sharing powerful stories from the front lines of public safety.

The Louisville Story Program and Cities United teamed up to highlight what it takes to interrupt violence in the Metro.

"There is a professional community of people who are on the ground and from the communities most affected by this violence, interrupting it day to day," said deputy director Joe Manning, Louisville Story Program.

Twelve of those interrupters, self-described peace-seekers, spent the last two years creating this new book, titled "You Got To Be of the People: Peacekeepers at the Heart of Public Safety in Louisville."

"I was asked to tell my story, which started actually when I was 17. I was actually in the streets

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