In the early morning hours of January 16, 2014, the sound of gunfire echoed through the area of Myrtle Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Responding to multiple 911 calls just after 1:00 a.m., police discovered a grim scene. There on the sidewalk, a young Black / African American man, 23-year-old Patrick Alves, lay with life-threatening gunshot wounds. He was rushed to St. Luke's Hospital, but his injuries were too severe, and he was pronounced deceased. Investigators from the New Bedford Pol
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