He’s right. I lived and worked in the Austin neighborhood the worst neighborhood on the West side. Most people were nice to me. Just because I was a curiosity. I knew a guy who was running a family “crew” and asked him about senseless killings. He told me yes a few were mistakes. The vast majority were targeted gang assignations. They knew addresses, license plates...pictures of their hits.
I think a lot of violence in black urban areas is essentially tribal. (gang on gang)