On the evening of July 3, 2011, 22-year-old male Braheem Curtis�an African-American youth from Wilmington, Delaware�was among a small group gathered at the corner of Ninth and Kirkwood Streets. As fireworks crackled nearby in celebration of the approaching July 4th holiday, the mood shifted suddenly when 22-year-old male Sirron Benson, who lived in the neighborhood, confronted Curtis about the fireworks. In the heat of the moment, Benson warned Curtis to stop�or that he would �get his gun.� Bens
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