Marvin Jr. Coston

In the summer of 2015, amid a surge of violence that gripped the city of Baltimore, the life of 28-year-old Marvin Jr. Coston was tragically cut short. On July 12th of that year, Coston, a Black male, was gunned down in the 1200 block of East Lanvale Street. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds and succumbed to his injuries.

Coston's death was one of over 340 homicides to occur in Baltimore in 2015, a year marked by significant unrest and a breakdown in community-police relations. This vi ...