In the late hours of May 27, 2019, a dispute in Laplace, Louisiana, tragically cut short the life of 27-year-old Malcolm Cortez Johnson Sr., an African American man. Shortly after midnight, reports of a fight followed by the sound of gunshots drew St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's deputies to the corner of Williamsburg and Plymouth Streets. The altercation had devastating consequences for Johnson.
Not long after the reported shooting, a vehicle struck a telephone pole near the Ochsner
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