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Dan Rance

Case from Chicago, IL dated Sep 02, 2015

Victim Details

Dan Rance

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2015-09-02

23

Dan

Rance

07/16/2026

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Dan Rance, a 23-year-old African American male, was tragically murdered on September 2, 2015, in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago. The incident occurred when Dan Rance was fatally shot in the back. The shooter, identified as Darius Murphy, stood over Rance and continued the execution, ensuring his death. This brutal act was part of a series of violent crimes committed by members of the Wicked Town faction of the Traveling Vice Lords street gang, a notorious group involved in n ...
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  • Homicide Watch Chicago: Dan Rance
  • DNAinfo Chicago: Austin Shooting Leaves Man Dead, Police Say
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