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Lydia Jimenez

Case from Chicago, IL dated Apr 15, 2021

Victim Details

Lydia Jimenez

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Chicago

IL

2021-04-15

17

Lydia

Jimenez

07/10/2026

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Lydia Jimenez, a 17-year-old girl from Chicago, IL, was tragically killed on April 15, 2021. She was fatally shot in the head while riding in the passenger seat of a car in the Little Village neighborhood. The incident occurred around 7:45 p.m. in the 4100 block of West 25th Place. A man dressed in all black and wearing a mask leaned out of the passenger window of a vehicle just ahead and began firing at the car Lydia was in. She was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition and underw ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: 17-year-old girl dies after being shot in the head in Little Village
  • Teenage girl killed in Little Village shooting - Chicago Tribune
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    I can’t stop thinking about the driver who was with Lydia that tragic night. It must be incredibly... ...Read More
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