Christian Pichardo, age 28, was shot and killed on May 23, 2011, in the South Chicago neighborhood. The incident took place on a sidewalk, and initial investigations indicated that it was a targeted attack, but few details were released about the specific motive or suspects. The South Chicago area has long struggled with violent crime, and this incident was one of many that added to the alarming rate of homicides in the city in 2011.
The lack of witness cooperation, which is often a sig
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