On a summer evening in Boston, what some residents of Mount Pleasant Avenue in Roxbury mistook for fireworks was tragically the sound of gunfire that ended the life of 15-year-old Xavier Rodriguez. The shooting, which occurred around 10 p.m. on July 2, 2020, also left two other individuals injured. Xavier, a male who was also known as "Rico," was remembered by his family as a good kid who was into sports and always happy. His aunt expressed the family's shock and disbelief, stating that they had
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