Sylvester A Gardner

Murdered

On January 17, 2017, 28-year-old Sylvester A. Gardner was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred during a time of heightened violence throughout the city, as January saw 53 homicides in Chicago, contributing to a continuation of the previous year's troubling trends. Gardner's death was one of many that took place amid ongoing gang conflicts and the pervasive issue of gun violence that was plaguing neighborhoods across Chicago.

Gardner's homicide was part of a broader p ...Read More