Birdcalls compete with the buzz of distant traffic.
Community members tend flowerbeds and stroll along the streets. However, this tranquil scene, just blocks from Blair, is the spot where a neighborhood man was fatally shot in July. I used to chill on these streets until two in the morning, and I thought it was safe. But now, I'm not so sure. Sequeira died as a result of his wounds at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore the following evening.