John Cortez Short

On August 26, 2015, 23-year-old John Cortez Short was killed in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred amid a wave of homicides that year, as Chicago faced increased violence across many of its neighborhoods. Short was among numerous young victims that year, in a time when the city grappled with elevated levels of gun violence. Like many other homicides in Chicago, this case highlighted the ongoing crisis within the community, as incidents of gun-related violence affected many families across the ...