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Miles Alexander Kent

Case from Chicago, IL dated Aug 19, 2016

Victim Details

Miles Alexander Kent

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2016-08-19

26

Miles

Alexander Kent

07/19/2026

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On August 19, 2016, in Chicago's West Chatham neighborhood, Miles Alexander Kent, a 25-year-old Black/African American male, sat in a white vehicle on the 7600 block of South Lafayette Avenue just after 5 p.m. when gunfire erupted.
He was struck multiple times, including the chest, shoulder, and leg, and the scene bore the abrupt stillness that follows a burst of violence amid late-summer traffic and evening light.
First responders rushed him to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounce ...
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  • DNAinfo Chicago: Miles Alexander Kent Killed In Chatham Shooting, Officials Say
  • Man killed in West Chatham shooting - Chicago Sun-Times
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