On the evening of December 7, 2024, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a Racine, Wisconsin neighborhood, leaving a 41-year-old Black / African American man, Jeffrey Darrell Garrott, dead. Originally from Illinois, Garrott was discovered with a fatal gunshot wound in the 1000 block of Villa Street. The tragic events began to unfold at approximately 7:05 p.m. when Racine Police officers heard the sound of gunshots near 7th and Villa streets.
Responding to the alarming sounds, officer
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