In the autumn of 2013, a wave of violence was sweeping through New Orleans, a city accustomed to the ebb and flow of crime, yet still reeling from a particularly high homicide rate. It was in this climate of unease that Christopher Petty, a 30-year-old African-American man known affectionately to his friends and family as 'Chris' or 'Dooda,' became another victim of the city's bloodshed. On the evening of Wednesday, October 23, 2013, Petty�s life was tragically cut short. A native of New Orleans
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