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Maleek Smith

Case from Chicago, IL dated Apr 14, 2022

Victim Details

Maleek Smith

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2022-04-14

14

Maleek

Smith

07/04/2026

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Maleek Smith, a 14-year-old African American boy from Chicago, IL, was tragically shot and killed on April 14, 2022. Maleek, a freshman at Muchin College Prep, was walking to the store with his brother and a friend in the Homan Square neighborhood when the incident occurred. According to reports, they were confronted by an individual who brandished a gun and began chasing them. Surveillance footage captured Maleek running down an alley, followed by his friend, and then the armed assailant. The c ...
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  • https://home.chicagopolice.org/media_incident/3600-block-of-w-flournoy-on-april-14-2022-at-approx-204-p-m-11th-district/
  • Chicago Sun-Times: Boy, 14, shot and killed in Homan Square alley
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