Trevon Jamal Baker

In the midst of a year marked by a surge in violence in St. Louis, Missouri, the life of a young Black / African American man, Trevon Jamal Baker, was cut short. On May 25, 2015, the 21-year-old was fatally shot, becoming another victim of the gun violence that plagued the city. His death was one of 188 homicides recorded in St. Louis that year, a grim statistic that highlighted a significant increase in violent crime.

Details surrounding the specific circumstances of Trevon's death remai ...