Aaron Japhia Hood

In the years leading up to 2018, the city of St. Louis, Missouri, grappled with a significant number of unsolved homicide cases, one of which involved the death of Aaron Japhia Hood. His life was cut short in a violent incident that would eventually become part of a broader national conversation regarding the disparities in homicide clearance rates. Aaron, a Black male, was identified as one of thousands of victims in major American cities whose killings did not result in an arrest, highlighting ...