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Leonardo Betancourt

Case from Chicago, IL dated May 02, 2016

Victim Details

Leonardo Betancourt

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Chicago

IL

2016-05-02

13

Leonardo

Betancourt

07/13/2026

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Leonardo Betancourt, a 13-year-old Hispanic boy from Chicago, IL, tragically lost his life on May 2, 2016. Leonardo was shot while he was a passenger in a moving car in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. The incident occurred around 6:34 p.m. when someone in a vehicle behind him opened fire. Leonardo was struck in the back by a bullet that pierced through the car seat. Despite efforts to save him, he was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital an hour later.

Leonardo was a seventh grader at ...
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  • ABC7 Chicago: Man charged in boy's May murder after accidentally shooting himself
  • Chicago Tribune: Slain 13-year-old remembered: 'He was my only friend'
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