13-Year-Old Dies Following Chicago’s Most Violent Weekend in 2021 CHICAGO—Eric Crawford, a 13-year-old boy shot in the head and neck near his home, died Tuesday within hours of being pulled off life support at a Chicago hospital. He is one of six children shot during Chicago’s most violent weekend in 2021, according to the Chicago Police Department. Crawford was riding a bike in the McKinley Park neighborhood when someone from an unknown vehicle fired at him early Sunday morning, according to the Chicago Police Department. In total, 8 people were killed and 44 injured over the weekend, largely due to gunshots.