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On January 21st, 1995, 20-year-old Tariq Khamisa, a student at San Diego State University, was out delivering a pizza, when a gang tried to rob him. Things escalated, and at the urging of an older gang member, 14-year-old Tony Hicks shot and killed Tariq. Years later, Tariq’s older sister, Tasreen, went to Folsom State Prison to meet Tony for the first time. The friendships forged between the Khamisa family and Tony directly contributed to Tony’s release from prison in 2019.
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On January 21st, 1995, 20-year-old Tariq Khamisa, a student at San Diego State University, was out delivering a pizza, when a gang tried to rob him. Things escalated, and at the urging of an older gang member, 14-year-old Tony Hicks shot and killed Tariq. Years later, Tariq’s older sister, Tasreen, went to Folsom State Prison to meet Tony for the first time. The friendships forged between the Khamisa family and Tony directly contributed to Tony’s release from prison in 2019.
Learn more: storycorps.org/stories/room-in-my-heart-how-one-woman-found-forgiveness-after-her-brothers-murder
