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Tromaine Bell

Case from Chicago, IL dated Feb 01, 2017

Victim Details

Tromaine Bell

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2017-02-01

42

Tromaine

Bell

07/19/2026

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Tromaine Bell, a 42-year-old African American man, died on February 1, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was ruled a homicide, stemming from complications of a gunshot wound he sustained over 15 years earlier. On October 27, 2001, Bell was shot in the back while putting his children into his car after leaving a store in the 1100 block of West 51st Street. The bullet severed his spinal cord, leaving him paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. Despite his injuries, Bell became an advocate agai ...
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