In the early morning hours of December 2, 2016, the life of 37-year-old Ricky Ward was tragically cut short in his hometown of Hempstead, New York. A male resident of the community, Ward was walking home when he was fatally shot.
Just after midnight, at approximately 12:25 a.m., the ShotSpotter system, a network of acoustic sensors designed to detect and locate gunfire, alerted the Hempstead Village Police to a shooting on the 100 block of Elizabeth Avenue. When officers arrived at the sc
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