Orpheus O. Washington, a 24-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed on November 7, 2016, in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. His death was one of many in a particularly violent year for Chicago, where homicides had spiked significantly, driven largely by gun violence. Washington's life was cut short amidst a backdrop of growing concerns over the escalating number of homicides in Chicago, which reached alarming numbers in 2016, with more than 760 recorded cases.
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