Rushawn Crum

Murdered

Rushawn Crum, aged 27, was fatally shot on June 23, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in a year when Chicago faced a rising wave of violent crime, with the city recording over 500 homicides by the year's end. The tragic loss of Rushawn was part of a broader pattern of violence affecting numerous Chicago neighborhoods during this period.

The city’s West Side, where Rushawn Crum's death took place, was particularly impacted by gang conflicts and ongoing issues of economi ...Read More