On a summer evening in Portland, Oregon, the life of Andrew Leon Coggins Jr., a 24-year-old Black / African American male, was cut short. On June 30, 2014, Coggins was the victim of a fatal drive-by shooting in the northern part of the city. The incident was quickly labeled by law enforcement as being gang-related, suggesting a deeper, more complex motive behind the violent act.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the Portland Police Bureau launched an investigation into the homic
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