On May 19, 2011, Christopher Smith, a 21-year-old Black male from Chicago, Illinois, was fatally shot. His death was one of 433 homicides recorded in Chicago that year. The majority of these homicides, including Smith's, involved firearms, with handguns being the predominant weapon used.
In 2011, the Chicago Police Department reported that approximately 83.4% of murder victims were shot, and 75.3% of victims were Black males. The average age of homicide victims was 28, with a significan
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