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Derrick Howard

Case from Chicago, IL dated May 22, 2019

Victim Details

Derrick Howard

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2019-05-22

19

Derrick

Howard

07/12/2026

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Derrick Howard, a 19-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 22, 2019, in a drive-by shooting in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. while Derrick and a 26-year-old man were seated in a vehicle in the 8000 block of South Emerald Avenue. Suddenly, another vehicle approached, and its occupants opened fire. Derrick was struck in the chest and was later pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center. An autop ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Man killed, another wounded in Gresham drive-by
  • Derrick Howard Obituary - Leak and Sons Funeral Homes
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