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Xavier Pointer

Case from Chicago, IL dated Mar 27, 2020

Victim Details

Xavier S. Pointer

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2020-03-27

19

Xavier

Pointer

07/24/2026

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Xavier S. Pointer, a 19-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on March 27, 2020, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. Xavier was walking in the 8500 block of South Carpenter Street just before 10 p.m. when he was approached by an armed male suspect who emerged from a gangway and announced a robbery. Xavier informed the suspect that he did not have anything to give, at which point the suspect shot him in the ches ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Man, 19, shot to death during attempted robbery in Gresham
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