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Jerry Thornton

Case from Chicago, IL dated May 22, 2021

Victim Details

Jerry Thornton

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2021-05-22

27

Jerry

Thornton

07/30/2026

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Jerry Thornton, a 27-year-old African American man from Chicago, IL, was tragically killed on May 22, 2021. The incident occurred on the Eisenhower Expressway on the West Side of Chicago. Thornton was driving westbound on Interstate 290 around 12:07 a.m. when shots were fired from another vehicle. He was struck multiple times and was later pronounced dead at Loyola University Medical Center at 7:17 a.m. A 29-year-old man who was a passenger in Thornton's vehicle sustained minor injuries, while a ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Man charged with fatally shooting cousin last year in Austin
  • Chicago Sun-Times: Man killed in Eisenhower Expressway shooting on West Side
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    Has anyone else noticed the eerie detail about the surveillance footage showing Quinton Dixon follow... ...Read More
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