Kewan Gillespie

Kewan Gillespie, age 18, was fatally shot on July 6, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in the North Lawndale neighborhood, an area that has faced a significant share of gun-related violence. The shooting occurred on Douglas Boulevard in the late afternoon. Kewan was pronounced dead at the scene, and his death added to the escalating homicide rate in Chicago during that particularly violent year. In 2016, the city experienced a dramatic increase in shootings and homicides, with ...