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Gloria Hentz

Case from Chicago, IL dated Jun 22, 2019

Victim Details

Gloria Hentz

Female

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2019-06-22

49

Gloria

Hentz

07/30/2026

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Gloria Hentz, a 49-year-old woman from Galena, Illinois, was tragically shot and killed on June 22, 2019, while visiting family in Chicago's Cottage Grove neighborhood. Gloria, who was African American, was in town to commemorate the third anniversary of her daughter's death and planned to visit the cemetery where her daughter was buried. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. while Gloria was standing on her sister's front porch at 97th Street and Dobson Avenue. A single gunshot struck her temple, ...
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  • ABC7 Chicago: Galena woman shot, killed visiting family in Cottage Grove
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