In the North End of Springfield, Massachusetts, on a Tuesday afternoon, June 30, 2015, the life of 20-year-old Chris Calvente, a Black/African American male, was cut short by gun violence. A dispute that afternoon escalated, leading to a double shooting that left another man wounded with gunshots to his hand and back, though he was expected to survive. The incident marked the city's 13th homicide of the year.
In the wake of the shooting, two brothers, 25-year-old Erik Rivera and 27-year-o
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