In the Kingston neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama, a Sunday afternoon turned tragic on October 9, 2016. Twenty-three-year-old Rakim Rashad Hawkins, Sr. was among a group of men engaged in a dice game at the corner of Ninth Avenue and 44th Place North. The casual gathering was shattered when an unidentified assailant opened fire on the group.
In the ensuing chaos, Hawkins and two other individuals were struck by gunfire. All three victims were transported to UAB Hospital for treatment. W
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