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Yvonne Ruzich

Case from Chicago, IL dated Aug 16, 2021

Victim Details

Yvonne Ruzich

Female

Chicago

IL

2021-08-16

70

Yvonne

Ruzich

07/02/2026

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Yvonne Ruzich, a 70-year-old white woman, was tragically killed on August 16, 2021, in the Hegewisch neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Known affectionately as "Grandma Jo" by her family and community, Yvonne was sitting in her parked car outside Baltimore Food & Liquor, where she worked, when she was approached by two gunmen. Surveillance footage revealed that she was chatting with her stepson, who was in a nearby car, when the suspects approached from behind and opened fire. Despite her stepso ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Police release photos of suspects in killing of 70-year-old woman remembered as familiar face of Hegewisch neighborhood
  • Chicago Sun-Times: Second juvenile charged in murder of 70-year-old woman in Hegewisch
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