Louis Staples III, a 21-year-old Black/African American man from Rochester, New York, was killed on March 1, 2014, after a confrontation outside a neighborhood business on Lyell Avenue. On a cold Saturday night, what began as a heated argument in the parking lot of Nick’s Meat Market suddenly turned deadly. The dispute escalated in moments, and gunfire erupted, striking Staples at least once in the upper body.
Police and emergency crews rushed to the scene and found Staples gravely woun
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