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Caleb Alexander Witty

Case from Decatur, IL dated Aug 05, 2011

Victim Details

Caleb Alexander Witty

Male

White / Caucasian

Decatur

IL

2011-08-05

17

Caleb

Alexander Witty

06/26/2026

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White/Caucasian male Caleb Alexander Witty, age 17, left the Decatur Celebration with his 14-year-old sister late on August 4, 2011, and headed toward home along the 2200 block of East Johns Avenue.
Two people confronted the pair and demanded money. The 17-year-old stepped between the assailants and his sister; gunfire followed, striking him in the arm and chest.
He was pronounced dead just after midnight on August 5, 2011, his death reverberating through a city that had watched the sum ...
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  • Herald-Review.com: Mom honors son's memory and is saddened by new Decatur gun violence
  • WAND-TV: Caleb Witty's killer still not caught nine years later
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