In the autumn of 2021, the life of Frederick Leon London IV, a 37-year-old African American man from Decatur, Georgia, was abruptly and violently cut short. On the evening of October 11, what began as a transaction at a fast-food restaurant on Memorial Drive spiraled into a fatal encounter. The alleged purpose of the meeting was a drug deal, but the exchange went awry, and in the ensuing altercation, London was shot. The sudden violence of the act sent shockwaves through the local community and
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