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James Henry Camp

Case from Chicago, IL dated Mar 09, 1999

Victim Details

James Henry Camp

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

1999-03-09

34

James

Henry Camp

07/21/2026

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On March 9, 1999, Patrolman James Henry Camp, Jr., aged 34, a 4-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, was tragically killed in the line of duty. Officer Camp, who was working in plain clothes alongside his partner, Patrolman Kenny King, approached a suspicious vehicle at 3807 South Cottage Grove Avenue. The car, a dark-colored Chevy Caprice with Indiana license plates, had a tampered steering column. Officer Camp ordered the driver, 42-year-old Kevin Dean, an ex-convict, to exit the veh ...
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