Kevin Rogers, a 17-year-old resident of Oakland, California, was tragically killed on January 28, 2010. His death was part of a larger pattern of violence affecting Oakland during that year. The city experienced 94 homicides in 2010, a figure that underscored the ongoing crisis of gun violence in many neighborhoods, including East and West Oakland. A memorial held at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland later that year honored the victims of these homicides. The ceremony included the placement
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