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Caron Reaves

Case from Chicago, IL dated Apr 12, 2021

Victim Details

Caron Reaves

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2021-04-12

19

Caron

Reaves

07/10/2026

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Caron Reaves, a 19-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on April 12, 2021, in the Bronzeville neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. According to reports, officers responded to a call around 6:45 p.m. regarding a person shot in the 200 block of East 51st Street. Upon arrival, they discovered Caron Reaves unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the chest in the courtyard behind an apartment building. He was immediately transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critic ...
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  • chicagotribune.com: 19-year-old man killed in Bronzeville shooting is identified
  • https://twitter.com/SPOTNEWSonIG/status/1381760109014048768
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