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Gerald Robert Boyes

Case from Antioch, IL dated Apr 16, 2016

Victim Details

Gerald Robert Boyes

Male

White / Caucasian

Antioch

IL

2016-04-16

53

Gerald

Robert Boyes

06/27/2026

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Gerald Robert Boyes, a 53-year-old white male, died on April 16, 2016, in Antioch, Illinois. Boyes was fatally shot by sheriff's deputies in the parking lot of Topper's Sports Bar. The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. when deputies from Lake County and McHenry County attempted to arrest him. Boyes, who was wanted for a parole violation in Florida and was a suspect in a double murder investigation in McCracken County, Kentucky, brandished a handgun during the confrontation. In response, all fo ...
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  • the Guardian: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive
  • chicagotribune.com: Man shot by cops in Antioch wanted in Kentucky slayings of father, woman
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