Michael Payton, a 22-year-old resident of Chicago, was fatally shot on September 2, 2007. His death was part of the broader surge in gun violence that impacted Chicago, especially during the late 2000s. The incident took place in one of the city’s neighborhoods struggling with crime, underscoring the issues of gun violence that were prevalent at the time. Payton's murder occurred amid a wave of homicides that year, which were particularly concentrated in certain areas of the city that had long
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