In the early evening of August 1, 2024, gunfire shattered the sense of community and safety at the Lamond Recreation Center on Tuckerman Street in Northeast Washington, D.C. Fourteen-year-old David Bailey, a boy described by his mother as gregarious and a lover of music and the outdoors, was with friends outside the center when the shooting erupted around 7:51 p.m. Inside, a basketball game was underway, but just steps away, David was fatally wounded and died at the scene. An 18-year-old man was
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