Mitchell Phillips, 52, a male Black/African American barbershop owner, was shot and killed on September 9, 2025, in Chicago’s East Chatham neighborhood. He had spent years cutting hair in the community before opening his own shop earlier that year, in February. On that Tuesday afternoon, he was inside his business near 79th and Drexel when the attack unfolded, a place where family said the door stayed locked and opened only for clients. Loved ones described him as a father and grandfather who
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