Nelson E Hopkins

On the evening of December 1, 2009, Nelson E. Hopkins Jr., a 17-year-old Black male from Kansas City, Missouri, was making his way home after spending time at the Plaza Library. A diligent student with aspirations for higher education, he carried a completed college application in his pocket as he traveled. Investigators established that he had taken a bus to the intersection of 54th Street and Troost Avenue before continuing his journey on foot.

As he walked near the corner of 54th Stree ...