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Derrick Booth Jr.

Case from Peoria, IL dated May 24, 2014

Victim Details

Derrick Booth Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Peoria

IL

2014-05-24

22

Derrick

Booth Jr.

07/05/2026

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Derrick Booth Jr., a 22-year-old African American male from Peoria, Illinois, tragically lost his life on May 24, 2014. Derrick, affectionately known as DJ, was the son of Manual Academy basketball coach Derrick Booth Sr. and stepson of state Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth. He was pronounced dead at 2:55 a.m. at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center after being found with a gunshot wound to the chest on the porch of a residence at 813 S. Greenlawn Ave. The incident occurred during an unspecified g ...
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  • Journal Star: $1.5 million bond set for accused in Saturday homicide
  • Journal Star: Suspect in killing of Manual coach's son turns himself in to police
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