Mina Bloom

When he wasn’t working his day job as a medical technician, Suraj Mahadeva helped people in need. The 26-year-old taught kids with autism how to swim and helped young Chicagoans experiencing homelessness, his sister Althea Mahadeva said. He was also an active member of Chicago’s LGTBQIA community, always spreading awareness about pride events. “He liked everything and everyone, and what he loved the most was helping people,” Althea Mahadeva said. Suraj Mahadeva was killed in a shooting in Palmer Square over the weekend, just a few days before he was supposed to go on a family trip, according to his […]