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On a summer evening in the East Hills neighborhood of Pittsburgh, a street dice game turned deadly, leading to the tragic death of Charles Allen. The events of that night in June 1997 would unravel a story of a robbery gone wrong and a life cut short. Charles, along with his brother Cheyenne, was part of a group engaged in a game of craps when they were unexpectedly confronted by two armed men.

One of the assailants, identified as Darnell Johnson, also known as 'Weedel,' initiated the vio ...
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