Keith Burks

Death by Force

On April 19, 2008, Keith Burks, a 31-year-old resident of St. Louis, Missouri, was found shot to death in an incident that remains unsolved. The details of the case indicate that Burks was a victim of gun violence in a city where homicide rates have historically been high, particularly affecting African-American residents. In the years surrounding Burks' death, St. Louis experienced a stark divide in homicide rates, with predominantly Black neighborhoods facing far higher rates of violence compa ...Read More

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