The city that fought Flock
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It was about to be a long night in Huntington, West Virginia. Mayor Patrick Farrell stood before 10 members of city council in a white dress shirt and dark blazer studded with an American flag pin. Behind him sat his constituents and residents from neighboring towns. Some had their arms crossed, while others held a ste
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It was about to be a long night in Huntington, West Virginia. Mayor Patrick Farrell stood before 10 members of city council in a white dress shirt and dark blazer studded with an American flag pin.
Behind him sat his constituents and residents from neighboring towns. Some had their arms crossed, while others held a steady glare in his direction.
Less than a week before the July 13th meeting, a 33-year-old named Jackie Harper had been shot and killed in Huntington. It was the kind of crime Farrell had promised to get under control.
But a breakthrough in the case just days after the killing suggested something promising to Farrell. Harper's s …
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