On October 31, 2008, Jonathan Touchstone, a 16-year-old boy, was tragically killed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Touchstone's death occurred during a period when youth homicides in Pittsburgh were alarmingly high. In 2008, the city recorded one of the highest numbers of homicides involving school-age youth, with 13 incidents. Most of these victims, like Touchstone, were between the ages of 14 and 18, and more than 80% were African American. The violence primarily involved firearms, reflecting a b
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