On the evening of October 4, 2017, tragedy struck on the 1500 block of South Stanley Street in the Grays Ferry neighborhood of Philadelphia. Just before 8:45 p.m., the sound of gunfire shattered the night, leading to a police response that would uncover a grim scene. Officers arrived to find three people suffering from gunshot wounds. One of the victims was 18-year-old Rodney Copeland Jr., a Black male who had been shot in the chest. He was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, but his inj
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