On March 31, 2008, 23-year-old Tommie Appleton was killed in a homicide incident in Chicago. This tragic case occurred during a period of heightened violence throughout the city. Chicago was grappling with a large number of violent crimes, with homicides being a significant portion of these incidents. Data from the Chicago Police Department's Citizen Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting (CLEAR) system captures the overall crime trends of that period, revealing that violent incidents were preva
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