On a summer afternoon in Washington, D.C., a burst of violence cut short the life of 21-year-old Amari Jenkins. The male victim was gunned down on August 18, 2015, on the front lawn of St. Luke Roman Catholic Church on East Capitol Street SE. The scene was one of chaos and raw emotion as Jenkins’ relatives arrived, their grief echoing through the streets. His body, lying near a statue of Jesus, became a stark symbol of a summer marked by a significant increase in homicides in the city, a crime
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