Damarion L. Benson, age 15

Lost to gun violence on July 21, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois.

Photo sources:

• Facebook
• Jul 22: Chicago Sun-Times: ‘I told him, You are my eyes.’ 15-year-old killed in Lawndale mass shooting had looked after visually impaired mother

News sources:

• Obituary for Damarion Benson at JOHNSON'S FUNERAL HOME
• Jul 25: Chicago Sun-Times: Second teen dies in West Side mass shooting that killed 15-year-old boy
• Jul 22: 'I Sacrificed Everything For Him,' Says Mom Of Teen Killed 1 Of 2 In Back-To-Back Mass Shootings In North Lawndale; Police Question 3 Persons Of Interest
• Jul 23: Chicago Sun-Times: A Chicago teen was on hand when an anti-violence mural was painted in Lawndale. A day later he was a victim of a mass shooting
• Jul 21: Chicago Sun-Times: ‘We are in a battle for the heart and soul of these communities,’ top cop says after 15-year-old boy killed and 9 people wounded in two mass shootings on West Side
• ABC7 Chicago: Chicago mass shootings: Boy, 14, killed, 9 others shot at 2 scenes in North Lawndale
• chicagotribune.com: Police: Boy, 15, killed was among 10 shot in separate shootings in North Lawndale
• Gun Violence Archive

Also killed was:

• Davion Wright, age 16

Other nearby fatal shootings:

• Chicago, IL - April 21, 2024
• Chicago, IL - April 13, 2024
• Chicago, IL - April 13, 2024
• Chicago, IL - April 13, 2024
• Chicago, IL - April 10, 2024