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Sircie Varnado

Case from Chicago, IL dated Jun 12, 2019

Victim Details

Sircie Varnado

Female

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2019-06-12

46

Sircie

Varnado

07/21/2026

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Sircie Varnado, a 46-year-old African American woman, was tragically shot and killed on June 12, 2019, inside a Walgreens store in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred when a Walgreens night manager suspected Varnado of shoplifting and called Louis Hicks Jr., a 33-year-old man who falsely identified himself as a Chicago police officer. Hicks confronted Varnado, leading to a physical altercation during which he shot her in the face, resulting in her death. The Cook County medical examiner con ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Officials ID woman shot dead in NW Side Walgreens after being confronted for shoplifting
  • Sources: Walgreens Clerk Called Man Who Ended Up Shooting And Killing Shoplifter
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