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Rafael Simmons

Case from Chicago, IL dated May 29, 2020

Victim Details

Rafael Simmons

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2020-05-29

31

Rafael

Simmons

07/11/2026

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Rafael Simmons, a 31-year-old African American man, was tragically shot and killed on May 29, 2020, in the LeClaire Courts neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago. The incident occurred around 12:45 p.m. in the 4500 block of South Lamon Avenue. Responding to reports of gunfire, police officers found Simmons unresponsive in the street with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Cook County medical examiner's office confirmed that Simmons died from multiple gunshot ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Man shot dead in LeClaire Courts
  • Chicago man charged in 2020 fatal shooting on Southwest Side
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