In the early morning hours of June 21, 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet on the 500 block of South 17th Street in Newark, New Jersey. Rasheen Scott, a 40-year-old male, was struck by the bullets at approximately 12:40 a.m. The violence of that moment marked the abrupt and tragic end to his life, a life that was concluded on a night of widespread shootings throughout the city.
Emergency services were quick to respond, rushing Scott to the nearby University Hospital. Despite thei
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