In the late summer of 2015, the life of 27-year-old Lawrence J. Johnson was tragically cut short in a burst of violence that unfolded in Petersburg, Virginia. A Black male, Johnson was a father, a boyfriend, and a cherished member of his family and community. On the morning of Tuesday, September 1, 2015, he was outside Shortt's Grocery on Mistletoe Street, a place familiar to many in the neighborhood. It was there, at approximately 11 a.m., that he was shot. The injuries he sustained were fatal,
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