Luis O. Villa, a 36-year-old resident of Chicago, was fatally shot on November 6, 2016. His death took place during one of the most violent years in Chicago’s recent history, a year that saw a dramatic spike in homicides compared to previous years. The increase in violence in 2016 resulted in Chicago reaching 764 homicides, which was a substantial rise from the previous year's numbers. This was part of a broader pattern of escalating violence that year, much of which involved firearms, as 90%
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