In the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, a quiet Wednesday afternoon on April 15, 2026, was shattered by gunfire that ended the life of 16-year-old Eric Billups. A sophomore at Hyde Park Academy, he was standing at a bus stop near the Southside YMCA on 63rd Street and Stony Island Avenue, just steps from his school, when an unknown individual opened fire. The shooting, which occurred shortly after 3:30 p.m. as students were heading home, also left a 16-year-old girl, identified by Billups' famil
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