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East Stuart recovers after shootings spike { 6 images } Created 1 Aug 2016

Photos from East Stuart in the early months of 2016, after the community saw in increase in shootings in 2015.
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  • Xavier Mascareñas/Treasure Coast Newspapers; Kelvin Preston (center), gets two hands on a rebound as he is flanked by Anqueon Baker (left) and Devey Fate (right), all of Stuart, as Devineir Mitchell, of Port St. Lucie, waits at left for a loose ball during a pick-up basketball game at the courts outside the 10th Street Recreation Center on Feb. 17, 2016, in East Stuart. Ryan Carter, who was also playing basketball, said he is a lifelong resident of East Stuart, where he was born and raised for 30 years. "I've been coming out here since I was knee high," he said. "A lot of times, most of the time, if there is any conflicts or anything, it's really from outside," Carter added. There had been no shootings to date in 2016, after the community saw a spike in gunfire in 2015. (XAVIER MASCAREÑAS/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS)
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  • Claudius “Lucky” Taylor Jr. (center) looks over four generations of his family at Taylor's Grocery at 610 S.E. 10th St. in Stuart on Jan. 12, 2016, including (from left) his parents Ruby and Claudius Taylor Sr., his 14-month-old grandson Isaac Taylor and 6-year-old son Claudius Taylor III. Twelve years ago, Lucky took over managing the East Stuart rental properties and grocery store, which his parents opened in 1972. Shootings at one of the rentals on his property in 2015 put Lucky, a veteran and former military security advisor, on alert. (XAVIER MASCAREÑAS/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS)
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  • Rashad "Blessin" Johnson, who joins the crowd of worshippers after rapping onstage, listens to Adam Jolley preach at the "Unity in the Community" barbecue Feb. 6, 2016, in East Stuart. Jolley, who spent years in prison and now preaches with Fishers of Men Kingdom Ministry, grew up blocks away from the Stuart Police Department-sponsored event in East Stuart. "I once was someone that was tearing the community down, now I'm here to help restore the community back to peace and unity," Jolley said. (XAVIER MASCAREÑAS/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS)
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  • East Stuart residents and "Unity in the Community" barbecue attendees head south on Tarpon Avenue on Feb. 6, 2016, after the end of the event. (XAVIER MASCAREÑAS/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS)
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  • Claudius Taylor III, 6, pauses from a bike ride on his family's property to pose for a photo Jan. 12, 2016, in East Stuart. Claudius' father, Claudius “Lucky” Taylor Jr., took over managing the rental properties and grocery store, which his parents opened in 1972. (XAVIER MASCAREÑAS/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS)
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  • Claudius “Lucky” Taylor Jr. posted a sign advocating for "hood pride" in front of his rental properties and business, Taylor's Grocery at 610 S.E. 10th St., as seen Jan. 12, 2016, in East Stuart. (XAVIER MASCAREÑAS/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS)
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