On January 24, 2016, 19-year-old Montrell Crutcher was killed by gun violence in Memphis, Tennessee. Crutcher's death occurred during a particularly violent year for Memphis, a city that recorded one of its highest numbers of homicides in recent memory. The year 2016 saw 245 homicides across Memphis and Shelby County, with a homicide rate of about 26 per 100,000 residents, reflecting the severe gun violence that plagued the city and its surrounding areas.
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