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Makai Rodriguez

Case from Chicago, IL dated Jan 26, 2025

Victim Details

Makai Rodriguez

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2025-01-26

16

Makai

Rodriguez

07/17/2026

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On January 26, 2025, 16-year-old Makai Rodriguez was fatally shot in Chicago's Altgeld Gardens neighborhood. The incident occurred around 12:10 p.m. inside a residence on the 13100 block of South Corliss Avenue. Makai, an African American teenager, sustained nine gunshot wounds and was transported in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was later pronounced dead.

Two other individuals were injured in the same shooting. A 17-year-old boy suffered eig ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: 16-year-old boy killed, another 2 injured in Pullman shooting
  • https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/teen-shot-home-far-south-side/
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