Markeith Wright, a 22-year-old Black man, was killed in the early hours of February 6, 2022, in downtown Savannah, Georgia, after gunfire broke out near the intersection of Congress and Drayton streets. According to Savannah police, officers were already patrolling nearby around 3 a.m. when they heard the shots and ran toward the sound. In the street, they found Wright suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was rushed to the hospital, but he did not survive. The killing unfolded in
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