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Austin

January 14, 2013

Family Says Prison Changed Austin Man, But Violence Still Took His Life

Family said Vernon Commings was a changed man after serving a six-year prison term.

Humboldt Park

January 14, 2013

Young Father Was Devoted to Son

George Dunn, 23, was killed in March on Chicago's Northwest Side.

West Town

January 14, 2013

Sandwich Shop Worker Killed By Armed Robber, Cops Say

Lyn Ward, 54, was working at a Subway on Feb. 9 when she was shot to death.

Chicago

January 14, 2013

Murder in Chicago: The Human Toll

DNAinfo.com Chicago shows the photos and tells the stories of the people slain during a violent 2012.

West Town

January 13, 2013

Family Tried to Turn Slain Man Away From Bad Crowd

Before 26-year-old Fidel Benitez was shot down in April, he had dreams of attending culinary school.

West Garfield Park

January 13, 2013

Murder Victim Sought a Way Out of Gang Life

Mushun Franklin was fatally shot multiple times on Sept. 28.

South Lawndale

January 13, 2013

Slain Man Could Not Escape Gang Life, Family Says

Family said Rogelio Cervantes was trying to change for his two young daughters.

Humboldt Park

January 13, 2013

Cicero Man Recalled as a Good Father

Hansen Jackson was fatally shot in Humboldt Park about two months before his second child was born.

Austin

January 13, 2013

Under House Arrest, Man Wanted Out of Street Life Before Death

Man’s family said he had dreams of opening a soul food restaurant before he was killed April 15.

South Deering

January 13, 2013

Man Dies Next to His Best Friend in Neighborhood That Pulled Him Back

Christopher Jones, 30, was killed in South Deering in July.

Albany Park

January 13, 2013

Ramadan Walk Ends in Murder For Albany Park Man

Sameer Barakat was very close to his younger brother, who was with him when he was shot.

Washington Park

January 13, 2013

Sister Says Slain Brother Was 'Best Man I Ever Knew'

Ornette Massey was shot on the same street corner before - but this time, it was fatal.

Auburn Gresham

January 13, 2013

Man Shot Blocks Away From Auburn Gresham Home

Jabari Minter, 24, died in a shooting two blocks from his home in Auburn Gresham.

Austin

January 13, 2013

Man Killed on West Side Years After Mom Fled Cabrini Violence

Taki Crews' mom moved her son out of Cabrini Green hoping he would be safer in Austin.

Washington Park

January 13, 2013

Family Man Rarely Left Home Before Murder, Mom Says

Rush's mother said her son was a victim of mistaken identity when he was killed in February.