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Devon Ward

Case from Chicago, IL dated May 05, 2019

Victim Details

Devon Ward

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2019-05-05

15

Devon

Ward

07/11/2026

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Devon Ward, a 15-year-old African American boy, was tragically killed on May 5, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 2:44 a.m., in the courtyard of a building located in the 3800 block of South Princeton Avenue in the Wentworth Gardens neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. Devon was standing in the courtyard when an unknown assailant opened fire, striking him in the torso. He was immediately transported to the University of Chicago Medi ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Boy, 15, killed in Wentworth Gardens shooting
  • Boy, 15, killed in Wentworth Gardens shooting - Chicago Sun-Times
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