On the recordJune 5, 2019
Gwain Brown was 16 years old. He was a sophomore in high school in Chicago, IL, and he was all hyped up to throw himself the biggest 16th birthday party that his friends had ever seen. At the end of April, he was going to throw down. Yet, on April 1, he was standing in front of a gas station when a gunman opened fire and hit Gwain in the leg and the chest. One of his basketball teammates thought the initial news of Gwain's death was an April Fools' joke as it happened on April 1. So, when he heard about it, he just went back to sleep. His friends said Gwain was the life of the party and was so energetic. ``I was . . . with him . . . a week ago, and for that to happen in this time period, I'm just in shock.'' At a vigil, his elementary school principal read an excerpt of something he had written well in school. Gwain wrote: ``I want to be a good son, always be there for my mom and always be there to take care of her.'' ____________________
