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Ishmael Adams

Case from Blue Island, IL dated Sep 12, 2021

Victim Details

Ishmael Adams

Male

Black / African American

Blue Island

IL

2021-09-12

27

Ishmael

Adams

07/10/2026

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African American male Ishmael Adams, 27, of Blue Island, Illinois, died on September 12, 2021.
He was one of two men who did not survive after a burst of gunfire in the pre-dawn hours; the Cook County Medical Examiner later confirmed his identity and age alongside the second man, 29 year old Darnell Brown, both listed as from Blue Island.

Just after midnight, at about 12:42 a.m., officers were sent to the area of 121st Place and Irving Avenue for reports of shots fired.
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  • The Beverly Review: Blue Island police investigating fatal shooting
  • Ishmael Adams, age 27 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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