On a late summer evening in 2018, a celebration turned into a scene of tragedy in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan. A young Hispanic man named Jorge Rodriguez, who was 19 years old, was out celebrating a friend's birthday on Academy Street. In the early hours of September 1st, at approximately 3:15 a.m., the gathering was abruptly shattered by the sound of gunfire. A group of men, estimated to be as many as six, opened fire on the crowd. As people scattered in terror, a bullet struck Jorge i
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