Victor Vega, aged 15, was tragically shot and killed on January 11, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. He was one of two teenagers killed on that day in separate incidents, both victims of a violent period that marked the city's bloodiest January in a decade. Vega was standing outside when he was targeted by gunfire, an incident emblematic of the surge in violence affecting young people across Chicago. The year 2013 began with a particularly grim outlook for the city, with gun violence impacting many n
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