Miles Adrian Thompson

Death by Force

African American male Miles Adrian Thompson, 18, was visiting family in Chicago's Austin neighborhood when his life was cut short the morning of July 8, 2021, one day before his nineteenth birthday.
A standout defensive player and 2020 graduate of Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, he had earned a scholarship to St. Ambrose University in Iowa and was remembered by relatives and coaches as driven, entrepreneurial, and determined to make good on his talent.

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chicagotribune.com: Family and friends remember former Glenbrook North football player killed in Chicago while visiting his dad. ‘He was everything anyone would want in a kid.’

ABC7 Chicago: Northbrook teen killed while visiting family on Chicago's West Side: 'He was my little hero'

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