In the waning days of 2014, violence struck a residence in the 3300 block of Bales Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. On the afternoon of December 12, police were dispatched to the home following reports of a shooting. Inside, they discovered the body of 32-year-old Benjamin James, a Black male who had sustained fatal gunshot wounds. The initial investigation revealed that James had been killed inside the house, marking another tragedy in a year that saw nearly 80 homicides in the city.
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