On a warm Saturday evening in Washington, D.C., the air at a community block party was filled with the sounds of go-go music and the laughter of families. But the festive atmosphere in the 2600 block of Birney Place, SE, was shattered at approximately 8:23 p.m. on September 17, 2016. In an abrupt outbreak of violence, gunfire erupted, sending attendees running for cover. When the chaos subsided, nine people had been shot. Among the fatally wounded was Scorpio-Rodney Alonzo Phillips, a 31-year-ol
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