Donnell Rankin, age 16, was fatally shot on May 4, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a time when Chicago was experiencing a sharp increase in violence, with the city seeing a significant rise in homicides compared to the previous years. In 2012, Chicago experienced a total of 506 homicides, an increase of 71 over the previous year. This spike was attributed to various factors, including changes in weather patterns and the disbandment of specialized police units that had been
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