Shaun was born in Chicago, US. and raised in a poor family, he had lived in relative peace until he was about 16 years old when he entered high school. He ran into some difficulties with his peers at school due to the differing culture that surrounded him and was doing terribly, which caused him to be shunned amongst his peer group. Fights, involvements with drugs and other typical youth activites were sometimes daily business for him. His behaviour eventually led him to being expelled and as a result he moved to Los Santos to finally leave the past behind and start a new life in a new city. He is currently rolling with the Seville Boulevard Families, a well-recognised gang in the streets of Los Santos that shares fame with the other gang, Grove 6th Street Families.
However, his past had certainly left his mark on him. The jobs he does only earn him little real merit - the only real way out is a life of crime and doing what he is the best at. And by the virtue of his history and background, Shaun often finds himself getting into trouble over small things. Just like at home, Los Santos can be a pretty dangerous place sometimes - especially for a black man, and its evident that in order to survive in this city, he needs to adapt rapidly in the face of the hood culture, being more prevalent here than ever before.