Willie Franklin, 53, was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois, on April 24, 2017. His death occurred amid a sharp rise in gun violence across the city in the mid-2010s, a period when neighborhoods such as West Garfield Park and Englewood were recording some of Chicago’s highest homicide rates.

Few specific details about the shooting itself or any suspect information are provided.

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