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Adekunte M. Adaranijo, a 53 year old African American male, was shot multiple times in the pre-dawn hours of April 26, 2017, in Maywood, Illinois.
Police responding to reports of gunfire around 1:30 a.m. found him unresponsive in a vehicle near 14th Avenue and Oak Street. He was taken to Loyola University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 2:04 a.m.; the medical examiner ruled the case a homicide. Authorities identified him as a resident of Des Plaines.
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Police responding to reports of gunfire around 1:30 a.m. found him unresponsive in a vehicle near 14th Avenue and Oak Street. He was taken to Loyola University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 2:04 a.m.; the medical examiner ruled the case a homicide. Authorities identified him as a resident of Des Plaines.
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Adekunte M. Adaranijo
Male
Black / African American
Maywood
IL
2017-04-26
53
Adekunte
Adaranijo
11/27/2025
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I'm really struck by the community involvement in solving the tragic murder of Adekunte M. Adaranijo... ...Read More
03/12/2024
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I've been thinking a lot about how rideshare drivers like Adekunte put themselves at such risk every... ...Read More
09/29/2023
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I've been thinking a lot about the safety of rideshare drivers following the tragic case of Adekunte... ...Read More
05/08/2023
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