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Slain Army Veteran Served As Mentor To Chicago Youth

Abner Garcia, a 23-year-old Army veteran, was killed in a shooting in Chicago on Saturday. He was working with a YMCA mentoring program called Urban Warriors, designed to help kids affected by violence. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Eddie Bocanegra, founder of Urban Warriors and director of the program at the Chicago YMCA.