David Birchfield III

In the harsh light of a Saturday afternoon in St. Louis, a burst of gunfire shattered the ordinary, claiming the life of 6-year-old David Birchfield III. On February 22, 2020, the young boy was a passenger in a car in the Kingsway East neighborhood, a vehicle that suddenly became a target. He was with his mother, her boyfriend, and his two sisters at the intersection of North Euclid and Highland avenues when an unknown assailant or assailants opened fire on their vehicle.

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