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James Davis Waddell, a 56-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on the night of December 9, 2016, in Joliet, Illinois. The incident occurred at the intersection of McDonough and Ottawa Streets. A witness reported hearing multiple gunshots and observed an individual wearing a brown Carhartt jacket fleeing the scene. Waddell was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly before 11 p.m.
Born on July 21, 1960, in Lexington, Mississippi, to Curtis Br ...Read More
Born on July 21, 1960, in Lexington, Mississippi, to Curtis Br ...Read More
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James D. Waddell
Male
Black / African American
Joliet
IL
2016-12-09
56
James
Waddell
11/19/2025
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