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Aldermen Charles Blango and Sergio Rodriquez, front, confer during a hearing in the Aldermanic Chambers. Alderman Yusuf Shah, a practicing Muslim, center, has spearheaded a proposal to erect a memorial to honor those young people killed in acts of violence in the city of New Haven.

Aldermen Charles Blango and Sergio Rodriquez, front, confer during a hearing in the Aldermanic Chambers. Alderman Yusuf Shah, a practicing Muslim, center, has spearheaded a proposal to erect a memorial to honor those young people killed in acts of violence in the city of New Haven.