In the summer of 2008, a wave of violence gripped the city of Buffalo, and in the midst of it, the life of 17-year-old Mark Moody Jr. was cut tragically short. On the evening of Friday, July 11, 2008, on Weber Avenue on the city's east side, the young man was shot and killed, becoming Buffalo's 22nd homicide victim of the year. The incident was part of a disturbing trend of gun violence involving young people that plagued the city.
At the time of his death, Mark was just weeks away from h
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