Road Shootings Research Paper

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After robbing a bank in New York City, Mitchell and Brandon run through the lunchtime crowd waving their guns, holding onto a big bag of money while attempting to evade arrest. The two shoot several people that are in their way and then steal a UPS truck. In their haste to get away, they run over an elderly woman walking with a cane as she was crossing the street. The number of fatalities continues to grow as the two boys attempt to flee. After wrecking the UPS truck, the two severely beat a family of four and flee with their vehicle. Mitchell and Brandon are finally apprehended after killing a police officer and threatening to harm others that are in their way. You may ask where did this happen? It happened on a popular video game called

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