In the summer of 2023, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of Jose Manuel De Jesus Flores, a 22-year-old man in Lansing, Michigan. On the evening of July 30th, Flores was walking on the 700 block of East Kalamazoo Street when he was fatally shot. The incident was later described by a judge as a 'shooting for sport,' a chilling characterization of the randomness and brutality of the crime. Flores, a father of two who did not speak English, was simply minding his own business when his l
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