On October 17, 2014, Robert Torrence, a 30-year-old resident of St. Louis, Missouri, lost his life to gun violence. The incident took place in an area where many other similar homicides have occurred, as highlighted in reports analyzing the distribution of violent crime across St. Louis neighborhoods. The details of Robert Torrence's death reflect the ongoing problem of gun-related violence in the city, which disproportionately impacts young Black men. Torrence's death occurred in a year when St
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