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Ronald Terrel James

Case from Chicago, IL dated Nov 05, 2017

Victim Details

Ronald Terrel James

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2017-11-05

36

Ronald

Terrel James

07/08/2026

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Ronald Terrel James, a 36-year-old African American man, was tragically killed on November 5, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the West Town neighborhood on the Near West Side. Ronald was sitting in a vehicle on the 100 block of North Hermitage near the United Center when an unknown assailant approached and shot him in the head. This brutal act left his family and community in shock and mourning.

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  • Homicide Watch Chicago: 36-year-old Ronald Terrel James dies minutes after being shot in head in West Town
  • Chicago Sun-Times: 36-year-old man shot to death in West Town
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