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Shane Colombo

Case from Chicago, IL dated Sep 02, 2018

Victim Details

Shane Colombo

Male

Chicago

IL

2018-09-02

25

Shane

Colombo

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Shane Colombo, a 25-year-old male, was tragically killed on September 2, 2018, in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Colombo, who had recently moved to Chicago to begin a Ph.D. program in psychology at Northwestern University, was caught in the crossfire of a shootout between two men while waiting at a bus stop. He had only been in the city for a few hours when the incident occurred. Colombo was struck by a stray bullet and was pronounced dead at Ascension St. Francis Hospital in ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago man found guilty of murder in fatal shooting of Northwestern University student in 2018
  • Chicago Sun-Times: Northwestern doctoral student from California killed in Rogers Park crossfire
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