ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – After prosecutors announced on Monday they will try a 15-year-old as an adult for the shooting and killing of another teen , an Orlando mentoring program is stepping up to help keep young people in school and out of jail.

Daniel Ings, founder of the Boys2Men Mentoring Program, says their mission is to teach teens how to de-escalate conflicts before making costly, life-changing decisions.

“I wanted to stop the bus that was going from the schoolhouse to the jailhouse,” said Ings.

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According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, 15-year-old Jacori Redding is accused of shooting and killing a 16-year-old boy near Oak Ridge High School last month. During a news conference at the time, the sheriff

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