Tabari N Free

On July 22, 2016, Tabari N. Freeman, aged 20, was killed in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place during a period when Chicago was grappling with an intense spike in homicides and gun violence, particularly in underserved neighborhoods. Freeman's death was part of a much larger pattern of violence that year, as Chicago recorded one of its highest homicide rates in recent decades, with over 750 people killed throughout 2016.

The homicide occurred during a time of heightened unrest, ...