Johnathan Lockett

In the summer of 2009, the life of 18-year-old Johnathan Lockett was tragically cut short in Birmingham, Alabama. On Friday, August 14, 2009, the young man, who had his whole life ahead of him, was killed. His death was the result of gun violence, a fact that would leave his family and community searching for answers that have remained elusive for over a decade.

Johnathan L. Lockett, a resident of Birmingham, was just a few weeks shy of his 19th birthday at the time of his death. The inci ...