He had just turned seventeen, but Joey Bird had been serving time off and on since he was thirteen, arrested for assault, assault with a weapon, assault against a police officer, and breach of conditions. Living in Winnipeg, young Joey had survived being initiated into a gang against his will, being homeless and sleeping outside in all kinds of weather, and feeling the rejection of his family, friends and community. But nothing could have prepared him for the moment when his friend was shot in the head and killed while sitting just centimeters away from him.