Tony Britton

On April 24, 2017, Tony Britton, aged 31, was fatally shot in Chicago. The incident occurred during a year when the city was still grappling with high rates of violent crime, although there had been some progress compared to the spike in homicides seen in 2016. Britton’s death was one of numerous homicides recorded in 2017, which contributed to the city's ongoing struggle to reduce violence in neighborhoods heavily affected by systemic issues such as poverty, lack of economic opportunities, an ...