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Keiwaun Crayton

Case from Chicago, IL dated Aug 19, 2021

Victim Details

Keiwaun Crayton

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2021-08-19

23

Keiwaun

Crayton

07/15/2026

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Keiwaun Crayton, a 23-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on August 19, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred on a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Red Line train. Crayton was reportedly selling loose cigarettes when he was approached by 17-year-old Sherell Stafford and two other individuals. Surveillance footage captured the sequence of events leading to the fatal shooting. Crayton entered the train car around 4:15 p.m., and as he moved to another car, Stafford and ...
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  • Keiwaun Crayton | Never Forget Chicago : Never Forget Chicago
  • NBC Chicago: Man Fatally Shot on Red Line Train in Englewood, Police Say
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    Has anyone else been paying attention to the little details in the surveillance video from the CTA R... ...Read More
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