In the autumn of 2021, on October 23rd, the life of 16-year-old Emmit Beasley was tragically cut short in a burst of violence that unfolded during what should have been a solemn occasion in Memphis, Tennessee. An African American male, Beasley was attending the funeral procession for a friend, another young victim of homicide, when gunfire erupted in the North Memphis neighborhood. The high school junior, known as an aspiring rapper who worked at Wendy's, was shot multiple times and died at the
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