Sheldon Lipford Jr., 23, was a Black man from Rochester, New York, whose life ended on October 7, 2014, in a burst of violence that unfolded in minutes but echoed for years. Family notices published after his death described a young man deeply rooted in a wide circle of relatives and friends, a son and brother whose absence would be felt at every gathering that followed.
That Tuesday night, police were called to Pearl Street near Monroe High School at around 10 p.m. after reports of gunf
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