Maurice Parker, a 21-year-old resident of Queens, NY, tragically lost his life on May 18, 2007, in a case of mistaken identity. Parker, who had recently moved back to Queens from Maryland after completing trade school, was an avid basketball player and aspiring hip-hop lyricist. On the day of his death, he was standing outside a convenience store on Bowne Street in Flushing, talking on his cellphone. Unbeknownst to him, his friend, who was wearing a red sweatshirt—a color associated with the r
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