In the winter of 2020, the city of Birmingham, Alabama, was unsettled by a string of violence that claimed the life of 25-year-old Derrick Marks, Jr. On February 25th, Marks was found the victim of a fatal shooting, a loss that deeply impacted his family and the wider community. His death came at a particularly painful time, as he was grieving the loss of his best friend, who had been shot and killed just hours earlier.
The tragic events unfolded as Marks left his home to mourn and proces
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