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Everick Lavon Blue Coleman

Case from Chicago, IL dated Aug 07, 2016

Victim Details

Everick Lavon Blue Coleman

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2016-08-07

43

Everick

Lavon Blue Coleman

07/22/2026

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Everick Lavon Blue Coleman, a 43-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on August 7, 2016, during his birthday party in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred in the 1300 block of West Hastings Street in the Near West Side neighborhood. Coleman was celebrating his birthday with a group of about 200 people when shots rang out around 2:20 a.m., hitting him in the head and chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:42 a.m. A 40-year-old woman was also wounded in the shooting and was trans ...
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  • WGN-TV: Man fatally shot at his birthday party in University Village
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    I can't stop thinking about how this all went down on Blue's birthday of all days. It's incredibly s... ...Read More
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