On December 11th, Mahadeva was tragically killed last week in the early hours of the morning. The Chicago Police Department has not issued any information on a potential suspect or additional news on who the suspect could be.
A memorial was held for the 26 year-old on December 16. Over 100 people attended the memorial to pay tribute to Mahadeva at the Halsted LGBTQ Community Center in Chicago.
Mahadeva – whose name means “Rising Sun” – was described by a friend as a “beautiful, brilliant person” and “effervescent”. “Suraj Mahadeva lost his life as the result of a shooting in Palmer Square, Chicago.
I really can’t stress this enough, but Suraj was one of the best people I knew. A GoFundMe page has been set up in Mahadeva’s honour by his