In the summer of 2000, a tragic event unfolded that would resonate for years to come in the St. Louis area. On June 12th, Ronald Beasley, a 36-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by undercover law enforcement officers in Berkeley, a municipality neighboring Dellwood, Missouri. He was a passenger in a car driven by his friend, Earl Murray, who was also killed in the incident. The shooting took place in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant during what was described as a drug bust that wen
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