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Daniel Rodriguez

Case from Chicago-heights, IL dated Feb 01, 2017

Victim Details

Daniel Rodriguez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Chicago-heights

IL

2017-02-01

19

Daniel

Rodriguez

07/03/2026

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Daniel Rodriguez, a 19-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on February 1, 2017, in Chicago Heights, Illinois. The incident occurred during a gunfight inside a vehicle, which was reportedly set up under the guise of a marijuana sale. According to prosecutors, Troy Jefferson, a 20-year-old man from Dolton, Illinois, along with an accomplice, arranged to meet Rodriguez and two other young men in the 500 block of Emerald Avenue in Chicago Heights. Jefferson, who knew Rodriguez from gram ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Man dead, another wounded in Chicago Heights shooting
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