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Lavenal Cobbins

Case from Chicago, IL dated Jan 21, 2021

Victim Details

Lavenal Cobbins

Female

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2021-01-21

47

Lavenal

Cobbins

07/16/2026

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Lavenal Cobbins, a 47-year-old African American woman, was tragically shot and killed on January 21, 2021, in the West Pullman neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in an alley in the 100 block of East 118th Place around 9:50 p.m. Lavenal Cobbins was found with a gunshot wound to her head and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Cook County medical examiner's office confirmed her identity and ruled her death a homicide following an autopsy.

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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Woman shot dead in West Pullman
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