© Grace Hollars, Grace Hollars/IndyStar Keyana Dunlap hugs a friend on the funeral for her son, Keon Dunlap, January 9, 2021, in a church on the Eastside of Indianapolis. Dunlap become murdered at a fuel station on the 3800 block of Emerson Ave in December 2020. On Dec., 18, 2020, Keon Dunlap was shot and killed on the east facet of Indianapolis, marking the metropolis's 205th criminal murder in 2020.
In a yr when Indianapolis had a complete of 215 crook homicide victims — probably the most recorded in a single yr within the city — IndyStar set out to put a face to the numbers.
IndyStar has been following Dunlap's household via their grief and as they find a brand new manner ahead.
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IndyStar editors took the bizarre step of together with an image of Dunlap in his casket with the story. It turned into now not a call taken calmly, but editors felt it become critical that victims of homicide are remembered as greater than just a bunch in a knowledge set. Keon lived and he was loved. His loss of life is actual and it's devastating.
© Grace Hollars/IndyStar individuals acquire to mourn the lack of Keon Dunlap Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, at a small church on the east facet of Indianapolis. Dunlap, 19, changed into killed in a Dec. 18, 2020, capturing in the 5200 block of East thirty eighth road. Dunlap's dying become the 205th criminal murder of 2020. Confronting the human can charge of our murder epidemic is uncomfortable and demanding. however is fundamental if we're to solve these issues.
Contact IndyStar Senior Visuals Editor Max Gersh at max.gersh@indystar.com. observe him on Twitter @pd_cameraman.
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