In the summer of 2009, a wave of violence cast a dark shadow over the city of St. Louis, and among the lives tragically cut short was that of Jessie Payne. A 16-year-old Black or African American male, Jessie was shot and killed on June 27, 2009. His death was one of 143 homicides that plagued the city that year, a grim statistic that left many families shattered.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Division promptly launched an investigation into Jessie's murder. Dete
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