Robert Brown, a 27-year-old from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was murdered on July 25, 2008. His homicide was part of the ongoing wave of violence that plagued Pittsburgh during the late 2000s, which saw numerous young African American men losing their lives to gun violence. Brown was among a significant group of victims who were predominantly young, male, and African American, consistent with the demographic trends seen in the city’s homicide data from 2000 to 2012.
The use of firearms
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