On August 5, 2017, 37-year-old Donte Johnson was tragically shot and killed in Baltimore, Maryland. His death occurred during a weekend meant to embody peace and healing—the Baltimore Ceasefire initiative, a grassroots effort aimed at halting all murders in the city for 72 hours. The campaign brought together community members to take a stand against the violence that had been affecting the city, and it saw promising engagement, with 41 hours passing without a homicide. However, this fragile c
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