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Rodrigo Rangel

Case from Chicago, IL dated May 07, 2020

Victim Details

Rodrigo Rangel, Jr.

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Chicago

IL

2020-05-07

16

Rodrigo

Rangel

07/23/2026

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Rodrigo Rangel, a 16-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on May 7, 2020, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred in the Ashburn neighborhood, where Rodrigo was a passenger in a vehicle when he was fatally shot in the head. The shooting took place around 10:35 a.m. in the 3900 block of West 83rd Street. Rodrigo was quickly transported to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead at 11 a.m.

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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Man charged with killing teen who chased his son through Ashburn: prosecutors
  • Rodrigo Rangel, Jr., age 16 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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