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Luis Antonio Martinez

Case from Kankakee, IL dated Oct 01, 2017

Victim Details

Luis A Martinez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Kankakee

IL

2017-10-01

25

Luis

Antonio Martinez

07/10/2026

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On Sunday, October 1, 2017, officers in Kankakee were called to a residence on the 1000 block of West Hickory Street, where they found Luis Antonio Martinez, a 25-year-old Hispanic male fatally wounded.

An autopsy determined the 25-year-old male had suffered at least one gunshot wound, and police opened a homicide investigation that marked the fifth killing recorded in the city that year.

In the weeks that followed, the city's leadership pleaded for help.

At an Octobe ...
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  • Luis A Martinez, age 25 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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