In the early hours of August 7, 2017, the city of Holyoke, Massachusetts, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 37-year-old Arnaldo Rentas, a Black male. Just after 1:00 a.m., the sound of gunfire echoed in the area of 570 South Summer Street, prompting calls to the Holyoke Police Department. When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered a grim tableau on a second-floor rear porch. Rentas and another man, 31-year-old Colin Hodges, were found with apparent gunshot wou
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