![Lorna Francis (r.) is comforted by her friend, Valerie Spencer. Photo by Christina Santucci](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f0da3e51-342a-4480-a39e-98e1a964ce41/0/0/0/0,0,1192,2000,1200,2000/0-0-0/06e0c7fb-c412-4d92-8730-afb06a3d7e6c/1/1/springfieldgdnspoliceshooting_se_2012_09_13_q4_santucci.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037474734~hmac=45be932a1ebdffee01be82337a6f5b940eb4f9aa8836974cae2845e877441a18)
Lorna Francis (r.) is comforted by her friend, Valerie Spencer after her son was shot and killed by police.
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Todd (l.) and Lance Feurtado preach a message of anti-violence as heads of the Kings Foundation. The brothers were once heads of the southeast Queens gang, Seven Crowns. Photo for TimesLedger Newspapers
![A basketball court in Queensbridge Housing was decorated with candles in memory of Tayshana Murphy on the day of her funeral.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f0da3e51-342a-4480-a39e-98e1a964ce41/0/0/0/0,0,2000,1308,1200,1308/0-0-0/62629017-dba0-4518-b58a-fde657b36d23/1/1/queensbridgebballstarshootingarriagnment_at_2011_10_13_q_santucci-courtesy.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037474734~hmac=adf4e870f48e38b52907ca849fe3d694c3dff835f9cfe6dd585b27ea18ce6c9f)
A basketball court in Queensbridge Housing was decorated with candles in memory of Tayshana Murphy on the day of her funeral.
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Darry Adams is pictured in his hospital bed in Jamaica Hospital after he was shot in July 2011. A shooting the following year took his life. Photo for TimesLedger Newspapers
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Flowers, candles and other items mark the location where Gudelia Vallinas was shot and killed in Astoria, Queens in 2021.
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Tony McFadden speaks about his slain son, Tony "Junior," 26, who was shot in the head at his doorstep in 2010. Photo for TimesLedger Newspapers
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Workers from the NYC Medical Examiner's Office remove one of two bodies found in Howard Beach. Photo for TimesLedger Newspapers
![Dozens of mourners surround Darryl Adams' family - mother Shanta Merritt and brothers Devante (third l., front) and Ronald (back in red shirt) - as they release balloons near to where he was killed in South Jamaica.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f0da3e51-342a-4480-a39e-98e1a964ce41/0/0/0/0,0,2000,1066,1200,1066/0-0-0/9a3901c0-78b2-4c4a-b104-bc0fc550ff5d/1/1/darryladamsfuneral_se_2012_03_15_q5_santucci.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037474734~hmac=e3a2b2a3371febdb7be9d74c109ae4500fb73137fdb5e5089549c0894f13df33)
Dozens of mourners surround Darryl Adams' family - mother Shanta Merritt and brothers Devante (third l., front) and Ronald (back in red shirt) - as they release balloons near to where he was killed in South Jamaica.
![The female shooting victim is carried out on a stretcher by emergency responders.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f0da3e51-342a-4480-a39e-98e1a964ce41/0/0/0/0,0,2000,1099,1200,1099/0-0-0/5856434b-19d8-409a-bead-e0e4b8404e2c/1/1/domesticshooting_web_2014_04_19_q1_santucci.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037474734~hmac=0647de0fac80ec1cf506c413173583d4a552cc7a2182d57a2b764d2c4303898b)
The female shooting victim is carried out on a stretcher by emergency responders.
![Crime scene tape remains at the scene of where Mario Alberto Canton Quijada was killed in the Rockaways. Quijada's fellow MS-13 gang member, Carlos Ortega, was sentenced to life in prison for his murder and various other charges in 2014.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f0da3e51-342a-4480-a39e-98e1a964ce41/0/0/0/0,0,1200,748,1200,748/0-0-0/693e8cd6-ecf6-44a1-b394-ca1778280ede/1/1/ReviewSantucci4.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037474734~hmac=627d9d90904457e88fc4cf94af42691217796794783f824e2821a59a6fda270c)
Crime scene tape remains at the scene of where Mario Alberto Canton Quijada was killed in the Rockaways. Quijada's fellow MS-13 gang member, Carlos Ortega, was sentenced to life in prison for his murder and various other charges in 2014.
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Activists Erica Ford and Ronald Merritt work in southeast Queens to reduce conflict leading to violence. Photo for TimesLedger Newspapers
![Shenee Johnson speaks about her son Kedrick Ali Morrow, who was shot and killed in Springfield Gardens last year.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f0da3e51-342a-4480-a39e-98e1a964ce41/0/0/0/0,0,2000,1359,1200,1359/0-0-0/e3deed6e-433d-43e6-aa71-ccd942650119/1/1/stopfriskviews_tl_2013_09_13_q1_filesantucci.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037474734~hmac=1be46bdc9288a8191b2437d7938d7f1dfe1cbf9d367d5d75ca439be5d40a2be3)
Shenee Johnson speaks about her son Kedrick Ali Morrow, who was shot and killed in Springfield Gardens last year.
![Shanta Merritt releases balloons in memory of her son, Darryl Adams, the morning he was to be buried.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f0da3e51-342a-4480-a39e-98e1a964ce41/0/0/0/0,0,1200,981,1200,981/0-0-0/6042edb3-f280-4a39-8ec0-46b081fda52b/1/1/ReviewSantucci17.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037474734~hmac=1782f4c21379f52e419483d6743ac65576ae9f77e66d2f591b9c426515261bd8)
Shanta Merritt releases balloons in memory of her son, Darryl Adams, the morning he was to be buried.
![Anthony Collao's father John (c.) is surrounded by friends and relatives at the memorial. Photo by Christina Santucci](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f0da3e51-342a-4480-a39e-98e1a964ce41/0/0/0/0,0,1800,1141,1200,1141/0-0-0/48bf20be-316a-428c-8ea1-d2f6ec3ed2e3/1/1/Woodhaven_stomp_vigil1_Santucci.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037474734~hmac=8425fc5a26f01534527c19f592de4457d3ecbf43c9a9b221da523c3502f022e2)
Anthony Collao's father John (c.) is surrounded by friends and relatives at the memorial. Collao was beaten to death after teenagers mistakenly believed he was gay.
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Talia McFadden lost her brother Tony in a fatal shooting.