Gregory Barron

In the late summer of 2008, tragedy struck the community of Hyattsville, Maryland, with the violent death of 33-year-old Gregory Schenck Barron, Jr. On the night of Thursday, August 28, 2008, at approximately 11:51 p.m., events unfolded that would cut short the life of the young man. Barron was discovered in the 2400 block of Chillum Road, suffering from a gunshot wound. The location of the shooting was less than a mile from the District of Columbia line, a detail that underscored the pervasive ...