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Maxwell Gadau

Case from Skokie, IL dated Sep 28, 2014

Victim Details

Maxwell Gadau

Male

White / Caucasian

Skokie

IL

2014-09-28

17

Maxwell

Gadau

07/06/2026

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Maxwell Gadau, a 17-year-old male student from Niles North High School in Skokie, Illinois, was tragically shot and killed on September 28, 2014. The incident occurred during a botched marijuana robbery in the 9200 block of Kedvale Avenue. Gadau was accompanying his friend, Jeanette Spitz, who was also 17 years old, during a drug transaction. Spitz was critically injured in the shooting. The robbery was orchestrated by Dzevad Avdic, who, along with four other individuals, planned to rob Spitz of ...
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