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China Marie Lyons-Upshaw, a 17-year-old African American girl from Chicago, IL, tragically lost her life on May 26, 2018. She was shot in the chest inside an apartment in the Bronzeville neighborhood. Witnesses reported that a man was playing with a handgun when it fell to the ground and discharged, fatally wounding China. The incident occurred just weeks before her high school graduation and prom, events she had eagerly anticipated.

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Victim Details

China Marie Lyons-Upshaw

Female

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2018-05-26

17

China

Marie Lyons-Upshaw

11/22/2025