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Melvin DeVost II

Case from North-chicago, IL dated Mar 05, 2018

Victim Details

Melvin DeVost II

Male

Black / African American

North-chicago

IL

2018-03-05

29

Melvin

DeVost II

06/27/2026

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Melvin DeVost II, a 29-year-old African American man from North Chicago, IL, was tragically shot and killed on March 5, 2018. DeVost was the passenger in a car when he was struck by bullets fired by Andre Jones, 35, of Waukegan, IL, following an altercation at a bar on Green Bay Road. The driver of the car attempted to rush DeVost to a nearby hospital, but the car broke down en route, and DeVost later succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.

The incident began when DeVost and Jones got ...
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  • Daily Herald: Waukegan man charged in fatal shooting
  • Chicago Sun-Times: Police conducting death investigation after North Chicago man found shot
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