William Lomax

William Lomax, aged 22, was shot and killed on May 9, 2014, in the East Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago. His death was one of the many homicides that year in a city that continued to struggle with rampant gun violence, especially in neighborhoods like East Garfield Park, which faced chronic crime and socioeconomic challenges.

The shooting occurred at a time when Chicago's homicide rates were seeing fluctuations, with authorities trying various strategies to curb the violence. The ...