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Derik Johnson, 18, male, Black/African American, was shot and killed late on July 23, 2025, on Chicago’s Southwest Side in the West Lawn neighborhood. Police and reporters placed the attack in the 7200 block of South Avers Avenue, where Derik Johnson, 18, had been walking with friends when gunfire erupted, striking him fatally and wounding a 15-year-old boy. Initial police statements described a chaotic scene and indicated that several teens fled in a rideshare after the shooting, while detect ...Read More
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Derik Johnson
Male
Black / African American
Chicago
IL
2025-07-23
18
Derik
Johnson
11/11/2025




