Penny Gearhart, age 58
Lost to gun violence on August 3, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois.
Penny was caught in the crossfire from a gang-related shooting. She was well known in her neighborhood as a sidewalk vendor of StreetWise magazine.
Photo sources:
- Aug 5: Homicide Watch Chicago: Penny Gearhart, popular StreetWise vendor in Uptown, killed in crossfire when rival gang members start shooting
- Contributed photo
News sources:
- CWB Chicago: Uptown grandmother killed in drive-by: I love barbeques, picnics and going to the zoo with my grandkids
- DNAinfo Chicago: StreetWise Vendor Shot Dead In Sheridan Road Drive-By In Uptown
- Chicago Sun-Times: Popular StreetWise vendor killed in gang crossfire in Uptown
- Gun Violence Archive
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