Floyd J. Newell, a 35-year-old man, was fatally shot on May 31, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. His death came during a year that saw a significant surge in violence across the city, with 2012 ending as one of Chicago’s deadliest years in recent memory. The homicide rate that year reached 506, marking an increase over the previous years of 2011 and 2010, which recorded 435 homicides. This spike was attributed to several factors, including unseasonably warm weather in early 2012 and the disbanding
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