\'We Do All We Can So That People Don\'t Kill Each Other\': The Experiment to Stop Latin America\'s Carnage

QUITO, Ecuador—Marco Torres chased down a man on a narrow colonial street then plunged a knife into the neck of his 28-year-old victim. He ran off, shed a red jacket and hopped a bus to disappear into the night.

A government video-surveillance system saw his every move. Ten minutes later, police had him in handcuffs. Mr. Torres was convicted of the slaying and sent to prison.

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