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Charles Harper

Case from East-st-louis, IL dated Jun 17, 2014

Victim Details

Charles Harper Jr.

Male

Black / African American

East-st-louis

IL

2014-06-17

29

Charles

Harper

09/29/2026

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Charles Harper, a 29-year-old Black man, died on June 17, 2014, in East St. Louis, Illinois. His death came during a period of persistent lethal violence in the city that was later examined in depth by the Belleville News-Democrat. Reporters reconstructed East St. Louis homicides from 2000 through 2018 using police and coroner reports, court records, crime data and other reporting, ultimately documenting 453 murders during those 19 years. :chatgpt-content-reference

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  • http://www.kmov.com/news/crime/Police-2nd-shooting-death-in-same-home-since-2011-263721381.html
  • Charles Harper Jr., age 29 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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