Alejandro Brown

Alejandro Brown, age 26, was fatally shot on May 21, 2012, in Chicago. His death occurred during a particularly violent year in the city, which saw a sharp increase in homicides. Alejandro’s death added to the grim total of over 500 murders in Chicago that year, a figure that marked the city as one of the most dangerous in the country at the time.

Brown was one of many victims of gun violence in 2012, a year when Chicago grappled with widespread crime in various neighborhoods. Investi ...