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LaShawn Griffin

Case from Chicago, IL dated May 15, 2021

Victim Details

LaShawn Griffin

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2021-05-15

24

LaShawn

Griffin

07/14/2026

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LaShawn Griffin, a 24-year-old African American male, was found fatally shot in the parking lot of a gas station in the 400 block of South Kostner Avenue in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL, on May 15, 2021. According to the Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office, Griffin had sustained a gunshot wound to his chest. He was transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital at around 4 a.m., where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy later revealed that he died of multiple g ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: 1 found fatally shot at West Garfield Park gas station
  • LEGAL HELP FIRM - YOUNG MAN KILLED: LaShawn Griffin, 24
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