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On June 16, 2016, 25-year-old African American male Denzel D. Thornton was fatally shot outside Ronald McNair Elementary School in Chicago's Austin neighborhood. At approximately 12:30 p.m., as Thornton was entering his parked vehicle in the 4800 block of West Walton Street, an assailant approached on foot and shot him in the head. The shooter then fled in a black sedan. Thornton was pronounced dead at the scene.

Thornton had been employed by Chicago Public Schools for ten months as a c ...Read More
Victim Details

Denzel D. Thornton

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2016-06-16

25

Denzel

Thornton

11/29/2025