Terry L. Patterson was 49 when he was fatally shot on July 6, 2013, in Chicago’s East Garfield Park neighborhood. The killing occurred during a particularly violent Fourth of July weekend that left the city reeling: more than 70 people were shot that weekend, with many dead or critically injured.

Patterson’s death is described as part of a broader surge in summer homicides that year, a period marked by suspected gang-related violence, longstanding neighborhood rivalries, and widespread concern about illegal firearms and poverty as contributing factors. His death is one of many that highlighted the scale of the crisis in Chicago at that time.

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