In the late hours of a Tuesday in July 2016, the life of 17-year-old Devon Martes came to a tragic end in Metairie, Louisiana. Martes, a Black male, was fatally shot by a Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputy following a pursuit that led them to a newspaper warehouse. The incident began to unfold when deputies responded to a report of suspicious activity, with witnesses seeing individuals rolling tires down the street.
Upon arrival, deputies encountered two suspects, one of whom was Devon Mar
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