Kipton Degree

On a cold Friday evening in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of a young African-American man was tragically cut short. Twenty-three-year-old Kipton Degree was found by emergency responders on January 9, 2009, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The shooting occurred in the Park Heights neighborhood, a community that has seen its share of violence.

Reports from that night place the incident in the 5000 block of Denmore Avenue, while other accounts point to the 5000 block of Dickey Hill Ro ...