A young Black / African American man’s life was cut short on the evening of August 11, 2022, in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood. Xavier Barkon, a 19-year-old male, was fatally shot inside a motor vehicle parked on Oak Hill Avenue, a quiet dead-end street. The incident unfolded around 8:30 p.m., prompting a response from Boston Police who discovered Barkon suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. He was swiftly transported to a local hospital, but tragically succumbed to his injuries the fol
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