In the waning days of January 2018, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a River Ridge neighborhood, leaving a young man's life tragically cut short. Garland Gregory McDowell, a 28-year-old African American male, was caught in the violence that erupted in the 1100 block of Newton Street on the 31st of the month. The incident, a double shooting, also wounded another man, 34-year-old Patrick Lebranch.
First responders arriving at the scene discovered McDowell suffering from at least on
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