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Leon Perry

Case from Calumet-city, IL dated Oct 18, 2017

Victim Details

Leon Perry

Male

Black / African American

Calumet-city

IL

2017-10-18

19

Leon

Perry

07/16/2026

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Leon Perry, a 19-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on October 18, 2017, in Calumet City, Illinois. He was found alongside his mother, Seretse Robinson-Perry, a 48-year-old African American woman, in the 500 block of State Street. Both victims were discovered with gunshot wounds inside a car that had rolled onto the sidewalk. Leon Perry was transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead at 6:33 p.m. His mother was taken to Franciscan He ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Activist: Mom, son fatally shot in Calumet City were not the targets
  • Mother, Son Fatally Shot In Calumet City Were Not Targets
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