STOCKTON, Calif. —

A national group focused on protecting children from gun violence said it has helped broker a 21-day gang ceasefire in Stockton, two weeks after a mass shooting at a child’s birthday party left four people dead and 13 others injured.

The Youth Peace and Justice Foundation (YPJF) said the truce followed a late-night meeting Friday that included representatives from at least four gangs. The group describes the agreement as a “conditional epiphany truce.”

KCRA 3 first learned about the planned meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 9 , when YPJF said four rival gangs had agreed to attend and asked for a member of the local clergy and a community leader to be present.

Stockton police have said the city has about 86 gangs with an estimated 2,700 members.

KCRA 3 requested an intervi

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