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Jose Ernesto Martinez

Case from Chicago, IL dated Sep 26, 2016

Victim Details

Jose Ernesto Martinez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Chicago

IL

2016-09-26

30

Jose

Ernesto Martinez

07/06/2026

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Jose Ernesto Martinez, a 30-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically killed on September 26, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Gage Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side of the city. Martinez was walking on the sidewalk in the 5100 block of South Washtenaw when he was approached by a 16-year-old suspect, Dominick Debock, who exited a gray Honda CRV driven by 29-year-old Martin Bendik. Debock, wearing a black and red Chicago Bulls jacket, pulled out a semi-automatic handgun ...
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  • Homicide Watch Chicago: Jose Ernesto Martinez
  • Chicago Sun-Times: Second suspect charged with Gage Park murder
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