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Erskin Palm

Case from Chicago, IL dated Jan 06, 2016

Victim Details

Erskin Palm

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2016-01-06

31

Erskin

Palm

07/24/2026

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Erskin Palm, a 31-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on January 6, 2016, in the Princeton Park neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. Police responded to the scene around 11:30 p.m. and found Palm lying on the sidewalk in the 9300 block of South LaSalle Street with gunshot wounds to his chest. He was quickly transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead approximately 45 minutes later. Palm resided in the 7700 block of South ...
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  • DNAinfo Chicago: 31-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot in Roseland Wednesday Identified
  • Man Killed In Princeton Park Shooting - CBS Chicago - CBS News
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