On a summer night in Davenport, Iowa, the life of 30-year-old Delandres Thompson, a Black / African American male, was cut short by gun violence. In the early morning hours of July 5, 2020, a large crowd had gathered, and what began as a gathering devolved into a chaotic scene of fighting and gunfire. When police arrived at the disturbance shortly before 2:30 a.m., they discovered a scene of turmoil with over 100 people and numerous cars blocking the streets.
Amid the chaos, officers foun
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