On a tragic Friday afternoon, May 16, 2014, the life of 18-year-old Elijah-Juan Zaire Vanness, a Black male from Hampton, Virginia, was cut short by an act of violence. The incident unfolded in the 100 block of Spanish Trail, where Vanness and two other individuals were sitting inside a vehicle. An armed assailant approached them and demanded their belongings.
During the robbery attempt, Vanness resisted the attacker. This act of defiance led to the assailant firing a single, fatal gunsho
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