Antoine Leon Lavender

On September 22, 2011, Antoine Leon Lavender, aged 28, was fatally shot in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Lavender's death was part of a wave of violence that continued to impact the city throughout 2011, a year marked by numerous homicides that primarily affected vulnerable neighborhoods, particularly on the West and South Sides of Chicago.

The West Garfield Park area, where Lavender was killed, had a high incidence of gun violence, driven by gang conflicts, ...