On the afternoon of January 12, 2021, tragedy struck a close-knit neighborhood on the near east side of Indianapolis, Indiana, when a well-respected community figure was fatally wounded while carrying out his work. Johnny Purchase, a 60-year-old African American man known affectionately to residents as 'Mr. Johnny,' was canvassing the area near the intersection of 25th Street and Keystone Avenue. Employed as a youth success coach at the Edna Martin Christian Center, he was walking door-to-door t
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