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Helen Brown visits the gravesite of her boyfriend, Ty'Riq Moon, after her graduation at Montgomery Memorial Cemetery in Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. Moon was shot and killed at the Madison Ave. McDonalds in September 2019. Brown had promised Moon she was going to graduate and wanted him to see her in the cap and gown.

Penelope Webster hugs a picture of her uncle, Jaylan Sanders as her grandmother, Jaylan's mom, Bernadette and her daughters Shekeria Webster, left, and Jaylan's twin, Jayla, at their home in Montgomery, Ala., on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Jaylan Sanders was shot and killed through his window while sleeping on Jan. 23, 2019.

Friends and family mourn James "Jay" McGhee Jr. during a candlelight vigil in Montgomery, Ala., on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. McGhee, 18, was shot and killed Wednesday May 6.

Family mourns the death James "Jay" McGhee Jr. during his funeral at Eastwood Cemetery in Montgomery, Ala., on Saturday, May 16, 2020. McGhee, 18, was shot and killed Wednesday May 6.

Helen Brown has a photos of her boyfriend, Ty'Riq Moon, on her binder as she takes notes in class at Carver High School in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. Moon was shot and killed at the Madison Ave. McDonalds in September 2019.

Charles "Tee" Taylor hands out doves to the family of James "Jay" McGhee Jr. during his funeral at Eastwood Cemetery in Montgomery, Ala., on Saturday, May 16, 2020. McGhee, 18, was shot and killed Wednesday May 6.

DeKarian Rollins, 7, hugs his brother, DeQuandre Colley, at their home in Montgomery, Ala., on Sunday, March 8, 2020. Chauncey Blackburn, 18, was shot and killed Feb. 24, 2018, no one has been charged with his murder.