Vera Howard, a 23-year-old African American woman, was tragically shot in the head on June 6, 2020, in the South Chicago neighborhood. The incident occurred around 5:40 a.m. in the 8500 block of South Muskegon Avenue. Despite being rushed to the hospital, Vera succumbed to her injuries weeks later, on August 23, 2020. The Cook County medical examiner's office confirmed her death at 3:34 a.m. that day.
The circumstances surrounding Vera Howard's death have been the subject of an ongoing in
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