Terry L Bates

Death by Force

Terry L. Bates, 26, was fatally shot on June 10, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois, in the Englewood neighborhood. The homicide occurred in an area often associated with high levels of gun violence and poverty, contributing to Chicago’s notorious spike in homicides that year. Bates was pronounced dead at the scene after sustaining gunshot wounds during a violent altercation.

His death was part of a larger pattern of escalating violence in Chicago in 2016, a year marked by over 760 homicides, ...Read More