A broken window and a gun led to the death of James Scurlock outside a bar in Omaha. The search for justice began, and another death followed.
In the physical world, people were still hurting. I talked with Fuller and Alicia Wolford months after the shooting; both were still haunted by what they saw. “The look on James’ face is the one thing I’ll never forget,” Fuller said. “It’s just a look in someone’s face, you can tell they know they’re not going to make it.”When Wolford recalled his last moments, she had to pause to collect herself. “He looked so scared,” she told me. “Really scared.”
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