In the quiet evening of May 15, 2016, in North Providence, Rhode Island, a violent encounter cut short the life of 46-year-old Hernan Avila Jr., a Hispanic male. The incident, which unfolded outside a convenience store on Humbert Street, also left his 23-year-old son, Hernan Avila III, critically wounded.
Reports from that night paint a picture of a father's ultimate sacrifice. According to his wife, Hernan Avila Jr. shielded his son as gunfire erupted, taking the bullets that were meant
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