Mattheaus Moses, a 24-year-old, was one of the many victims of homicide in Oakland, California in 2010. On December 12 of that year, he was killed in an incident that remains emblematic of the city's struggle with violence during that period. Oakland, which saw a total of 94 homicides in 2010, memorialized the victims through a somber ceremony at St. Columba Catholic Church. This ceremony involved placing wooden crosses in the church's front lawn to symbolize those lost to violence throughout th
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