On September 11, 2008, Demetrius Alexander, age 21, was shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred during a period of heightened violence across the city, which had been struggling with high homicide rates for several years. The homicide took place in a neighborhood that, like many others across Chicago, was dealing with significant issues related to poverty, gang activity, and gun violence.
The year 2008 saw numerous homicides in Chicago, with many young men falling vi
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