In the brisk autumn of 2013, a young Black man named Carl Wideman was slain on the streets of Philadelphia, his life cut short at the age of 26. On November 11th, the city's persistent violence claimed another victim when Wideman was fatally shot in an outdoor setting. This tragic event was emblematic of a particularly violent year in Philadelphia, a time when the crack of gunfire too often punctuated the urban soundscape.
The investigation into Carl Wideman's death has been met with a fr
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