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Nykea Aldridge

Case from Chicago, IL dated Aug 26, 2016

Victim Details

Nykea Aldridge

Female

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2016-08-26

32

Nykea

Aldridge

07/19/2026

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African American, female, age 32, Nykea Aldridge stepped into a late-summer afternoon on Chicago's South Side on August 26, 2016, pushing her newborn in a stroller as she left Dulles School of Excellence, where she had been registering children for the new year.
Around 3:30 p.m., on the 6300 block of South Calumet in Parkway Gardens, gunfire meant for someone else erupted.
The 32-year-old mother was struck in the head and arm while the baby remained unharmed; she was rushed to Stroger Ho ...
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  • Dwyane Wade's cousin Nykea Aldridge killed; 2 charged - CNN
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