On a summer evening in Providence, Rhode Island, a burst of violence cut short the life of Freddy Tola, a 36-year-old Black / African American man. On June 24, 2019, Tola was fatally shot in a city that would grapple with the echoes of this event. The incident that claimed Tola's life was characterized by authorities as a targeted act, a deliberate and focused attack that shattered the night's calm.
The shooting took place at an auto body shop, a place of work and daily routine transforme
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