Richard Lawrence, 43

Yesterday, around 7:17 am, police were called to the 2500 block of South 66th street for a hospital case. When they arrived, they discovered a black male lying in the rear alley. He had sustained a single gunshot to the side of the face and was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:22. The male was identified as Richard Lawrence, 43, from the 6100 block of Wheeler Street.

The city's body count for 2008: 28