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Bernardino Mercado

Case from Chicago, IL dated May 30, 2020

Victim Details

Bernardino Mercado

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Chicago

IL

2020-05-30

26

Bernardino

Mercado

07/13/2026

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Bernardino Mercado, a 26-year-old male, was tragically shot to death on May 30, 2020, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. in the River North neighborhood, specifically in the 100 block of West Hubbard Street. Mercado, who lived in Avondale on the Northwest Side, was walking on the sidewalk with another male when they exchanged words with a male suspect in a car. The suspect got out of the car and began hitting the other male with a handgun before shooting Mercado in the chest. T ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Police seek vehicle in connection to River North homicide
  • Chicago Sun-Times: Man killed in River North shooting
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