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The news stories we read are oftentimes discarded and pushed aside by the 24-hour news cycle. But we refuse to throw these people away. These are real people. Here are their stories.

Brittany Kinlow: 23-Year-Old College Student Shot Dead In Her Chicago Apartment Building

Brittany Kinlow: 23-Year-Old College Student Shot Dead In Her Chicago Apartment Building

Brittany Kinlow, 23, was found fatally shot, around 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 2, 2022, in her apartment building  according to Chicago Police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Brittany Nicole Kinlow was a promising student at the University of Illinois Chicago who was just days away from graduation. Instead of celebration, the family of the 23-year-old Evanston, Illinois native must now cope with tragedy.

Kinlow was found fatally shot, around 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 2, 2022, in her apartment building  according to Chicago Police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

She suffered a gunshot wound to the head, authorities said.

“She was a sweet, caring, loving young lady that had her whole life ahead of her,” Tony Richardson, a local activist who knows some of Kinlow’s relatives, told BlockClub Chicago. “She did nothing to deserve this.”  

While investigating Kinlow’s death, police also found the body of a 26-year-old man inside a separate apartment in the same building. Authorities are working to see if the murders are linked in some way.

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to help care for Kinlow’s funeral expenses.

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