New details emerge about rapper killed by federal agents in Dixmoor
Nick Martinez is a public health reporter who earned his Master’s in Public Health from the University of Chicago. Having previously worked with ProPublica, he focuses on health equity issues affecting the Chicago community.
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A 22-year-old rapper killed during a federal law enforcement operation in Dixmoor had a previous conviction stemming from a 2022 hit-and-run crash.Deadly Dixmoor shootingChadwick Clark, who performed under the name "Lowick," was killed Wednesday morning near 145th Street and Cooper Avenue.Hours after news of his death, a man posted online that he recognized Clark as the person who left his mother paralyzed in a hit-and-run crash when Clark was 17.The victim’s son said his family continues to live with the consequences of the crash but also offered condolences to Clark’s family.Cook County court records show Clark was convicted of failing to report the crash and sentenced to three years in Illinois prison.The crash happened May 24, 2022, on Interstate 57 near 147th Street in Posen.According to Illinois State Police, a Dodge Charger struck a Toyota Highlander, sending it off the road and into two other vehicles stopped on the shoulder.Police said the driver of the Charger did not stop an