In the winter of 2019, a young life was tragically cut short on the streets of Baton Rouge. Sixteen-year-old Derrick Smith, a male, was riding his bicycle in the 1400 block of North 40th Street on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 13th, when he was struck by multiple gunshots.
Emergency services responded to the scene, and the young man was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition. For three days, he fought for his life, but the injuries he sustained proved to be too severe. On
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