When news broke that Xavier Lofton had been gunned down late Friday in the Austin neighborhood, his fellow actors were left in shock.
Though he didn’t start his career seriously until his late 20s, he was determined to put in the work, often taking several acting classes at the same time. He was known for bringing a sense of joy to a classroom or set, Reginald Irving, CEO of the production company StarShaper told the Sun-Times.neighborhood, Irving and his fellow actors were left in shock. "I couldn’t do nothing but scream," Irving said. "When Xavier was around everyone was happy.
Lofton was shot in the head, armpit and thigh and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The woman, 29, suffered gunshot wounds to the head, arm and back, police said. She was rushed to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.Another driver, a 36-year-old man, crashed into a parked vehicle after he was "caught in the crossfire," police said. He was found shot in the back nearby and was also taken to Mount Sinai, where he died.
In a FOX 32 special report, Anthony Ponce looks at how the gun tracing process works and how it’s changing. Lofton had reached out to Irving about a year ago, hoping to get involved with Irving’s company after working on another brief project. "Xavier was so eager to learn more about acting…He would get out of one class and go to another," Irving said.
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