In the warm evening of June 13, 2018, a gathering of nearly 200 people in Atlanta's Thomasville Heights neighborhood turned from a solemn vigil into a scene of chaos and further tragedy. Among the mourners was Eric Smith, a 27-year-old African American man. The community had come together to honor the memory of Christopher Calhoun, who had been killed in a shootout just two days prior. As emotions ran high, an argument broke out within the crowd.
Smith, in an attempt to de-escalate the ri
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