1 Department of Pathology, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC.
2 Department of History, Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Center for Human Rights Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
This Viewpoint reports the disproportionate rate of firearm-related deaths in US Black communities; emphasizes the urgency of addressing this issue; and details the causes of these deaths in the context of community, law enforcement, and in custody.