Jayquan Powell

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Richmond, Virginia, the life of 21-year-old Jayquan L. Powell was tragically cut short. On November 23, 2014, Powell, a Black male, became a victim of a double shooting on the city's Southside. Police responded to reports of gunfire in the 3200 block of Decatur Street, where they discovered two men on the ground.

Powell, a resident of Fairfield Avenue, was found with life-threatening injuries and was rushed to VCU Medical Center. Despite the effor ...