In the autumn of 2014, the life of a young Syracuse man was cut short by a sudden act of violence. Adon Roberto 'Lil Donnie' Boatwright Jr., a 20-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on the evening of October 25, 2014. Remembered as a vibrant individual who cherished his family, his death sent ripples of grief through his community. He was a father to a young daughter, Jazmin Aniya Boatwright.
On that Saturday evening, just after 7 p.m., Boatwright was seated in a parked van when an indi
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