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Elena Sada

Case from Chicago, IL dated Jan 19, 2019

Victim Details

Elena Sada

Female

Chicago

IL

2019-01-19

19

Elena

Sada

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Elena Sada, a 19-year-old female from Lyons, Illinois, tragically lost her life on January 19, 2019, in a drive-by shooting in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. The incident occurred at approximately 1:05 a.m. when Elena was a passenger in a car stopped at a red light in the 2100 block of South Rockwell Street. A dark sedan pulled up beside them, and an unknown assailant opened fire, striking Elena multiple times in the head. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, a 22-year-old m ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Woman killed, man wounded in Little Village drive-by shooting
  • Woman killed, man wounded in Little Village drive-by shooting
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