John J Myles

On April 29, 2014, 45-year-old John J. Myles was killed in Chicago, Illinois. The incident was part of a year that saw a continued struggle with gun violence throughout the city, affecting various neighborhoods, particularly those on the South and West Sides. Chicago was dealing with a significant homicide rate in 2014, with a substantial number of gun-related fatalities that pointed to ongoing issues of crime and systemic challenges in community safety.

Myles’s death reflected the ...