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May 11, 2008

Jets' safety Abram Elam goes home to mourn another lost sibling

In his crime-ravaged hometown of Riviera Beach, Fla., Jets safety Abram Elam is a symbol of hope. But, in his world, icons suffer, too.

Elam returned home late Friday to bury his older brother, Donald Elam Jr., 33, the victim of an unresolved, broad-daylight shooting. It was the third family tragedy for Elam, who also has lost a 12-year-old sister and an 18-year-old brother to gunfire on the streets of Riviera Beach. All three murders occurred within one mile of their home. Continue

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