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Shedrick Joel McPherson Jr

Case from Chicago, IL dated Jul 05, 2017

Victim Details

Shedrick Joel McPherson Jr

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2017-07-05

31

Shedrick

Joel McPherson Jr

07/16/2026

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Shedrick Joel McPherson Jr., a 31-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on July 5, 2017, in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred around 12:01 a.m. in the 300 block of East 47th Street on the South Side. McPherson was one of three individuals standing outside when an unknown assailant opened fire. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was subsequently dropped off at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:21 a.m. The Cook Count ...
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  • Homicide Watch Chicago: Shedrick Joel McPherson Jr.
  • Chicago Sun-Times: Man killed, two others wounded in Bronzeville shooting
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