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Pedro Zabala

Case from Joliet, IL dated Jul 26, 2020

Victim Details

Pedro M. Zabala

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Joliet

IL

2020-07-26

16

Pedro

Zabala

07/06/2026

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Pedro Zabala, 16, a Hispanic male, was found late on the morning of July 26, 2020, on a quiet stretch near Ottawa and Monroe streets in Joliet, Illinois. Officers responding around 10:16 a.m. discovered him with a gunshot wound to the head; fire personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. The Will County coroner conducted an autopsy the following day, listing a gunshot wound to the head as the preliminary cause of death. News accounts identified Zabala as a Romeoville teen, and police asked the ...
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  • Joliet, IL Patch: Ottawa Street Killing: Victim, 16, Fired His Gun First
  • Man charged in fatal shooting of teen in Joliet - Chicago Sun-Times
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    I've been following the details of Pedro M. Zabala's case, and I'm really struggling to wrap my head... ...Read More
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