Ricardo Vasquez, a 15-year-old male, was fatally shot on August 13, 2011, in Chicago. The homicide took place during a year when the city was witnessing a considerable number of violent incidents, particularly impacting young residents in marginalized neighborhoods. Vasquez’s death was part of a series of youth homicides in Chicago, highlighting the pervasive issue of gun violence affecting the city's younger population.
The circumstances of his death involved a shooting in a public
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