Felix Lares, a 24-year-old Chicago resident, was shot and killed on May 11, 2012, while standing in a gangway in the Little Village neighborhood on the city's Southwest Side. The incident occurred in the 2700 block of South Homan Avenue during a violent weekend that saw several fatalities and injuries across Chicago. Lares's death was part of a broader wave of violence that contributed to Chicago's rising homicide numbers in 2012, which reached over 500 for the year—reflecting a substantial in
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