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Kierra Moore

Case from Chicago, IL dated Oct 14, 2021

Victim Details

Kierra Moore

Female

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2021-10-14

16

Kierra

Moore

07/06/2026

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Kierra Moore, a 16-year-old African American girl from Chicago, IL, was tragically killed on October 14, 2021, in a drive-by shooting. Kierra, a promising basketball player at Michele Clark Academic Prep Magnet High School, was standing with a group of people in the Lawndale neighborhood when gunfire erupted from a passing black car around 11:30 p.m. The incident occurred in the 3100 block of West Polk Street. Kierra was struck multiple times and succumbed to her injuries at Mount Sinai Hospital ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Kierra Moore had big hopes for her high school basketball team this year. A shooting ended those dreams.
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