On a warm holiday evening in Philadelphia, just before midnight on Sunday, July 3, 2016, the life of 16-year-old Asir Brown was tragically cut short. The young Black male was attending a backyard barbecue at his aunt's home on the 1800 block of South 31st Street, a gathering meant for celebration and camaraderie over the Fourth of July weekend. Friends and family were present as the night unfolded, unaware of the violence that was about to erupt.
Suddenly, the festive atmosphere was shatt
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