Neighborhood where shootings occurred plans alternative school

Kenneth Robert Cruz was just 4 1/2 blocks from home.

But the Back of the Yards was his world from beginning to end.

"The bullet hit him in the head," said his mother, Stella Cruz."His friend turned to him and screamed, `Duck!' but Kenny turnedaround to see why and by then it was too late."This is nothing new. Gangs and shootings are ongoing problemshere. But in February, a national media spotlight shone on the areawhen Robert Owens, 14, and Delvon Harris, 15, both black, were killedat 50th and Paulina. A 12-year-old boy, who wanted to be part of thesame Hispanic gang Kenny was in, was arrested.Word travels fast on the street. It travels even faster andsounds …