James Exavier "Bam Bam" "J-Rock" Richardson, age 17

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Lost to gun violence on February 2, 2004 in Washington, District of Columbia.

Thomas J. Boykin was acquitted of the murder of 17-year-old James Richardson, a football player at Ballou High School in Southeast Washington. An 18-year-old student was also grazed in the leg by a bullet

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