Brittany Barnes

Murdered

Brittany Barnes, a 21-year-old woman from Chicago, was fatally shot on May 20, 2009, while walking on a sidewalk in the Chatham neighborhood. The tragic incident took place in the midst of escalating violence in the area, which was already grappling with issues of gang activity and rising crime rates. Brittany's murder was particularly emblematic of the wave of violence that impacted Chicago in the late 2000s, where shootings became increasingly common in several neighborhoods.

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