Antonio Smith, a 9-year-old African American boy, was tragically shot and killed on August 20, 2014, in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. Antonio was playing in a yard along the 1200 block of East 71st Street when he was shot multiple times. This incident marked him as the youngest victim of Chicago's gun violence that year. The shooting occurred when Antonio, who was not affiliated with any gang, was mistaken for a lookout by gang members who were targeting rivals in
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