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ROCHELLE & ANTHONY YATES
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On July 18, 1988, Marcus Yates, aged five, was killed in gun crossfire between two drug dealers at a corner store.
5 years · Marcus Yates1 person · fatalities
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Eleven children were in the store playing video games at the time of the shooting.
11 children · children present
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Two other children were shot but survived, including Marcus’s six-year-old brother.
2 children · survivors of gunshot wounds6 years · Marcus's brother
ROCHELLE & ANTHONY YATES. On July 18, 1988 the YATES' five year old son Marcus was killed in gun crossfire between two drug dealers fighting for turf in a corner store. There were 11 children in the store playing video games, two others were shot but survived, one of them was Marcus' six year old brother. Since the incident the YATES' have become activists against senseless violence; they lecture to high schools, take in foster children who have lost family members to violence, run a day care center and organize community activities to take back neighborhoods.
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