In the early morning hours of September 29, 2023, the life of 27-year-old Lavadis Maurice Anthony Crawford-Blackman, a Black male, was cut short in a chaotic burst of gunfire in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The fatal encounter unfolded around 2:10 a.m. in the 1400 block of Division Avenue, where a large crowd had gathered. Grand Rapids Police officers, who happened to be driving through the area, witnessed an active gunfight erupt within the gathering and intervened. In the aftermath, Crawford-Blackm
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