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Ismail Abdulle

Death by Force
Case Description
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Somali male, 54, Ismail Abdulle was working the late shift as a Chicago cab driver when Christmas Eve blurred into dawn. Hours after reporting a robbery in the city, he was found dead inside his vehicle in Blue Island, Illinois, near Davis Street and Irving Avenue around 6 a.m. The Cook County medical examiner ruled the death a homicide caused by multiple injuries from an assault, and Blue Island police opened a murder investigation.

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  • WGN-TV: Funeral held for cab driver killed in Blue Island over weekend
  • chicagotribune.com: Cabbie found slain was 'one of our greatest friends' in Somali community
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    Victim Details

    Ismail Abdulle

    Male

    Black / African American

    Blue Island

    IL

    2017-12-24

    54

    Ismail

    Abdulle

    11/29/2025

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