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Elijah Fat Head Murphy

Case from Chicago, IL dated Nov 17, 2016

Victim Details

Elijah Fat Head Murphy

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2016-11-17

38

Elijah

Fat Head Murphy

07/18/2026

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Elijah "Fat Head" Murphy, a 38-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on November 17, 2016, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred in the Back of the Yards neighborhood as Murphy was being dropped off at work by his pregnant daughter. Murphy, who worked as a meat processor at Bea's Best, City Foods, Inc., was getting out of his Kia Soul near West 43rd Street and South Racine Avenue around 4:45 a.m. when someone inside a dark-colored SUV opened fire. He suffered gunshot wounds to his body ...
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  • Homicide Watch Chicago: Elijah Murphy
  • ABC7 Chicago: Man fatally shot as pregnant daughter drops him off at work
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