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#1 Tyshaun McPhatter, age nine, had struggled with his emotions for months. He was a troublemaker, and his teachers and mother were always worried about him. But one day, he just lost it and started to cry.

#2 Ava, who is white, was a Daisy Scout and wanted to become a cheerleader. She lived in the town of Townville, which was known for its abundance of churches and gun rights. In late September 2016, a teenager drove up to the playground in a Dodge Ram and began firing at students.

#3 Tyshaun was growing up in a time of rapid gentrification in Washington, D. C. While his neighborhood was predominantly black, most residents didn't support Trump in 2016. Tyshaun had a deep well of compassion for others, but he could also be extremely violent when teased or challenged.

#4 The loss of a child is devastating, but the fear and anger that follows can be even more so. For kids all over the country, gun violence is a public health crisis that's both grossly underestimated and widely ignored.