User:Crtew/Zachary Stoner

Zachary Stoner, also known as Zacktv1 on his YouTube channel, (March 25, 1990 – 30 May 2018), an African-American YouTube music journalist with 175,000 subscribers on his channel, was killed during a murder spree in Chicago, Illinois.

Personal
Zachary Stoner was from the Southside suburb Harvey, Illinois, Chicago, Illinois on March 25th, 1990.

Zachary spent the rest of his life living in Chicago, IL as a YouTube star and well-known videographer.

Career
Often referred to as the "Hood CNN," Zacktv1 (Zachary Stoner) was known for his unique approach, attempting to settle differences between musicians, gangs, etc. Zacktv1 was subscribed to by over 206,400 people and his YouTube channel featured interviews with rappers, music videos, album reviews, etc. He had over 1,700 videos posted on his channel. Zachary would often document the raw, unfiltered side of violence in Chicago. Stoner was also known for interviewing the young Chief Keef at the beginning of his rap career. Stoner also interviewed popular Chicago, IL rappers King Louie and Lil Durk. He described himself on social media as the "best interviewer in the world."

Death
Zachary Stoner was shot in the head and neck resulting in death after leaving a concert in the South Loop of Chicago, when a suspect in different car opened fire on his Jeep, as bullets sprayed through the windshield. Stoner was later pronounced dead at 4:20 am on May 30th, 2018 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. This shooting occured on the 700th block of South Clark Street in Chicago, IL, and suspect was never found. A Chevy Caprice was also involved in the accident after Zachary was shot, the suspects reportedly jumped in another car and drove away from the scene. Zachary reportedly received death threats before he was killed. The death threats were supposedly in response to the death of Kenneka Jenkins. Jenkins death occurred on September 10th, 2017 after her body was found in a hotel freezer the night of a party she was attending. After interviewing close friends of Kenneka who were there the night she died. Zachary received death threats and after a call from an unknown woman, Stoner was told to leave the case alone for his safety. Zachary was later killed in May of 2018 in a shooting. Many theories surround Stoners death such as the mysterious case of Kenneka Jenkins, and other theories hinting that he crossed dangerous paths.

Context
The South Loop of Chicago, IL while known for its culture and diversity, is at times ridden with violence and gangs.

Impact
Zachary was known for improving and changing the Chicago music scene, through his blog. Stoner's main focus was to bring people together and settle any conflicts between gangs or groups of people. He also did a large amount of interviews with young musicians from Chicago, IL. Many said that when Zachary Stoner interviewed people all he was shown was love. “He wasn’t in any gangs and he would and could literally go into any hood with his camera and get nothing but love,” JP Lee told the Chicago Sun-Times in an interview.

Reactions
Demetrius Nash, who knew Zachary Stoner, said, "They killed the potential of a young man, again. He hadn’t lived his best life yet. He was just beginning to understand the power of his platform and the influence he personally had on the city."