Editing Boyz n the Hood (section)

==Plot==
In 1984, ten-year-old Tre Styles lives with his single mother, Reva Devereaux, in [[South Central Los Angeles]]. After Tre gets into a fight at school, his teacher informs Reva that although intelligent, he lacks maturity and respect. Concerned about Tre's future, Reva sends him to live in the [[Crenshaw, Los Angeles|Crenshaw]] neighborhood of South Central with his father, Furious Styles, hoping Tre will learn life lessons from him. Furious is strict but also caring and attentive.

In Crenshaw, Tre reunites with his childhood friends Darrin "Doughboy" Baker, Doughboy's half-brother Ricky, and their friend Chris. One night, Furious calls the [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]] after shooting at a burglar. Two officers arrive an hour later. The white officer is civil and professional, while the black officer is hostile and demonstrates self-hatred. The next day at Chris's suggestion, Tre and his friends go to look at a dead body, after which a group of men harasses them. Later on, en route back from a fishing trip, Tre and Furious notice Doughboy and Chris being arrested for theft.

Seven years later, Doughboy, now a [[Crips|Rollin 60s Crips]] member{{citation needed|reason=Not explicitly stated in film|date=February 2025}} and drug dealer, is released from prison. Attending his welcome-home party are Chris, now paraplegic due to a gunshot wound, and new friends and fellow Crip members Dooky and Monster. Ricky is now a star [[running back]] at [[Crenshaw High School]] who hopes to earn a university scholarship. He lives with his mother Brenda, his girlfriend Shanice, and their toddler son. A visiting [[University of Southern California]] recruiter informs Ricky that he must score above a 700 on the [[SAT]] to qualify for a football scholarship. Meanwhile, Tre, now a mature and responsible teenager, hopes to attend college with his girlfriend Brandi.

During a nighttime street gathering on Crenshaw Boulevard, Ferris, a member of the rival [[Bloods]], provokes Ricky. Everybody comes to Ricky's defense, with Doughboy flashing a handgun. The gangs argue but cooler heads prevail, until Ferris fires an automatic [[MAC-10]] into the air, causing everyone to flee. Tre and Ricky are soon pulled over by the police, and Officer Coffey- the same self-hating officer who responded to the burglary call in 1984- threateningly holds his revolver to Tre's throat. A distraught Tre goes to Brandi's house, where he breaks down. After she comforts him, they have sexual intercourse for the first time.

The next afternoon, Doughboy and his gang notice Ferris and two Bloods members driving through their neighborhood seeking retribution for the previous night's confrontation. Brenda then asks Ricky to run an errand, but Ricky encounters and brawls with Doughboy beforehand, and Brenda takes Ricky's side. Ricky's test results are delivered as he and Tre depart. Later spotted by the Bloods, they cut through back alleys to avoid them before splitting up. However, the Bloods catch up to Ricky, and he is fatally shot. A distraught Doughboy helps Tre carry Ricky's bloodied corpse home. Afterwards Brenda and Shanice, both devastated by Ricky's death, tearfully blame Doughboy for instigating the shooting.

Wanting vengeance, Tre takes Furious' gun and is about to leave to join Doughboy but is intercepted by his father, who seemingly convinces him to abandon his plans for revenge. Moments later, though, Furious and Brandi catch Tre sneaking out to join his friends. Later that night, as they drive around the city, Tre comes to his senses and returns home. Meanwhile, Brenda receives Ricky's SAT results and discovers that Ricky had scored a 710, enough to qualify for the scholarship he wanted. After Doughboy, Dooky and Monster unexpectedly encounter Ferris and the Bloods at a diner, Monster guns down the fleeing trio in a [[drive-by shooting]]. Doughboy then stops and exits his car to approach their bodies; seeing that Ferris and Ricky's killer are still alive, he executes them both in a vengeful situation. Later that evening, when Tre arrives home, he and Furious stare at each other before entering their bedrooms for the night.

The next morning, Doughboy visits Tre, understanding his reasons for abandoning the gang. Knowing he will face retaliation for killing Ferris, and accepting the consequences of his own lifestyle, Doughboy questions why most people "don't know, don't show, or don't care about what's going on in the hood" and laments his brother's death. Tre embraces him as a surrogate brother.

As Doughboy leaves and Tre goes back into his house, a postscript from the epilogue text reveals that Ricky was buried the next day and Doughboy was murdered two weeks later. Tre ultimately leaves in the fall to attend college with Brandi in [[Atlanta]], Georgia as the movie concludes with the rolling credits.