In the midst of a violent year in Baltimore, the life of 25-year-old Jamaal Calvin Holmes, a Black male, was cut short on September 4, 2009. In the early hours of that Friday, Holmes was fatally shot in the 1600 block of Presstman Street. The incident was one of several homicides to occur in the city that same day, reflecting a period of intense and rampant gun violence that plagued Baltimore.
The area where Holmes was killed was known for its struggles with violence, and his death contri
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