In the late hours of December 30, 2017, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the life of 25-year-old Kenneth Franklin Jr. was tragically cut short. An African-American male, he was a victim of gun violence in an incident that also claimed the life of 22-year-old Larry Williams. The shooting was a grim marker in a year that saw a significant increase in homicides for the city, leaving the community grappling with a rising tide of violent crime.
The double homicide occurred after an altercation that
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