Mondelle Heard

On September 22, 2014, Mondelle Heard, a 20-year-old man, was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in the Ashburn neighborhood, a community in the southwestern part of Chicago. The shooting occurred in the street, which is a common setting for many of the city’s gun violence incidents. Heard's death was part of a year that saw numerous homicides across the city, continuing a troubling trend of gun violence that disproportionately affects young individuals, particularly in ...