Tremayne Franklin, a 33-year-old resident of Chicago, was killed in a shooting on November 30, 2012. His death took place during a particularly violent period in Chicago, which saw a significant uptick in homicides for that year. The city experienced a total of 506 homicides in 2012, a sharp increase compared to previous years and the first time since 2008 that the homicide rate had surpassed 500. This was part of a broader spike in violence that led many to worry about the deteriorating safety
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