On a Thursday afternoon in Kennewick, Washington, 13-year-old Joseph Tomas Ramirez Martinez, a Hispanic male, was at a friend's house on East Conway Street with two other teens. It was February 29, 2024, a day that would end in tragedy. Inside the home, one of the teenagers, 14-year-old Christopher Silva Morales, found a gun in an unlocked safe. As he was handling the pistol, it discharged, firing a single bullet that struck Joseph in the neck. The other teen present immediately called 911 while
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