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Avion Aldridge

Case from Chicago, IL dated Sep 26, 2020

Victim Details

Avion Aldridge

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2020-09-26

17

Avion

Aldridge

07/16/2026

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On September 26, 2020, in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, African American male Avion Aldridge, age 17, was gunned down late that morning in the 200 block of North Leamington Avenue.
Witness accounts and police reports describe two assailants approaching the teenager near a vacant lot around 11:15 a.m. and opening fire; he was struck multiple times and died at the scene, the fatal injury to his upper torso.
In the days that followed, his name appeared on community memorials and homicide r ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: 17-year-old fatally shot in Austin
  • NBC Chicago: Chicago Gun Violence: 4 Dead, at Least 21 Wounded in Shootings so Far This Weekend
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