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Cedric Smith

Case from Chicago, IL dated Jun 18, 2020

Victim Details

Cedric Smith

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2020-06-18

27

Cedric

Smith

07/08/2026

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Cedric Smith, a 27-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on June 18, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. Around 8:35 p.m., Cedric Smith and another man were in the 7700 block of South Sangamon Street when an unknown assailant opened fire. Cedric Smith sustained a gunshot wound to the body and was immediately transported to St. Bernard Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The other man, aged 35, was stru ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Man killed, another wounded in Gresham shooting
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