Grim 2012 toll passes last year's homicide total
(MCT) — Fitz Bariffe's family feared he could become another statistic in what has been a bloody year in Chicago.
But the retired CTA bus driver was determined to fix up the once-vacant South Side house he began renting in 2010 despite problems with people drinking and getting high out front. He invested in an alarm system and just a couple of months ago installed a metal fence with padlocked gates.
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