On a spring evening in Erie, Pennsylvania, the life of 28-year-old DeAndre Carter, a Black/African American man, was tragically cut short. On April 30, 2017, outside the Ultra View Lounge located on the 900 block of West 4th Street, a fatal encounter unfolded that would leave one man dead and another facing the legal consequences of his actions.
The man responsible for Carter's death was identified as 33-year-old Shawn Smith. In the course of the incident, Smith shot Carter, inflicting th
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