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GIANNO CALDWELL: My brother would have been 22 today. We must defeat the violent crime epidemic

My younger brother, Christian, would have celebrated his birthday on Feb. 18. Instead, he was fatally shot while standing with friends on a Chicago street

By Gianno Caldwell Fox News

Published February 18, 2026 7:00am EST

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Fox News analyst Gianno Caldwell discusses new book, marks 3 years since brother's murder

Fox News political analyst Gianno Caldwell discusses his new book, "The Day My Brother was Murdered: My Journey Through America's Violent Crime Crisis."

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On Wednesday, February 18, my younger brother Christian would have turned 22 years old.

It’s hard to believe that in just a few months, it will be four years since he was tragically murdered on the South Side of Chicago. Christian had just graduated from high school. He had his whole life ahead of him. He dreamed of attending UCLA. We even took a college tour together.

Instead, on June 24, 2022, my brother was murdered while standing with friends on a city street.

A black SUV pulled up. Several unidentified men opened fire. Fifty shell casings were later recovered at the scene. Three people were rushed to the hospital. Only two survived.

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Police described it as "wrong place, wrong time." In places like Chicago, the wrong place and wrong time could be a person lying in their bed and a bullet flying through their window.

That phrase has haunted me ever since. Because four years later, not much has changed.

Nationally, crime has shown signs of decline over the past year, thanks to President Trump. But in places like Chicago and other liberal cities, violent crime is systemic and stubbornly........

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