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Clifton A. Frye

Case from Chicago, IL dated Jun 18, 2015

Victim Details

Clifton A. Frye

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2015-06-18

22

Clifton

A. Frye

07/19/2026

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On a June afternoon in 2015, Clifton A. Frye, a 22-year-old Black male from Chicago, walked along the 7600 block of North Ashland Avenue in Rogers Park. In the days after local rapper Shaquon “Young Pappy” Thomas was killed, the 22-year-old Frye made Facebook comments that drew the ire of others.
Prosecutors later said those remarks set in motion the confrontation that left Clifton A. Frye mortally wounded. According to contemporaneous reporting, a 17-year-old confronted him on the stree ...
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  • DNAinfo Chicago: Man Dies Weeks After Being Shot Over Facebook Comment, Officials Say
  • DNAinfo Chicago: Man Who Posted Negative Comments About Slain Rapper Young Pappy Gets Shot
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