In the summer of 2007, a season marked by a high rate of violence in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of 15-year-old Ishmael Antonio Cooper was tragically cut short. An African-American male, Ishmael was outside his home on Riggs Avenue on the afternoon of August 23rd when he was shot. The incident was reported as a possible attempted robbery, a sudden and brutal act that would leave a lasting scar on his community. The violence of that day ended a young life filled with promise and added to the ci
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