In the winter of 1987, a dedicated officer of the Metropolitan Police Department, James L. Gordon, a 41-year-old Black male, returned to his home in Largo, Maryland, after his shift. As he approached his residence on December 14th, he noticed a window was open, a detail that immediately signaled a possible burglary in a neighborhood that had been experiencing a recent string of break-ins. Drawing his service weapon, the 17-year veteran of the force cautiously entered his own home, unaware of the
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