In the summer of 2015, a wave of violence gripped the city of Gary, Indiana, and in its midst, the life of 18-year-old James Powell was tragically cut short. On August 6th, what should have been a normal day became a scene of horror in the 1100 block of Lane Street. Responding to reports of gunfire shortly before noon, police arrived to a grim discovery. James Powell, a student at West Side Leadership Academy who was about to begin his senior year, was found deceased in the front yard of a resid
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