On a cold December night in 2018, the life of 42-year-old Joao Alves, a Black male known to his loved ones as "Johnny," was tragically cut short. The father of five was in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston on December 21st, attending a birthday party for his 13-year-old cousin and visiting with friends. Shortly after midnight, in the area of 198 Blue Hill Ave. near Brookford Street, the festive atmosphere was shattered by gunfire. Alves was shot and rushed to a local hospital, where he ultimate
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