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Alonzo Smith

Case from Chicago, IL dated Jun 03, 2025

Victim Details

Alonzo Smith

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2025-06-03

56

Alonzo

Smith

07/20/2026

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Alonzo Smith, 56, a man from Chicago, was found mortally wounded just after 1:20 a.m. on June 3, 2025, in the front yard of a home on the 7800 block of South Merrill Avenue in South Shore. According to police and the medical examiner, Alonzo Smith, 56, had been shot in the head and left hand and was pronounced dead at the scene minutes later. He was identified on the morning of June 3, and investigators from Area Two opened a homicide probe into the shooting. Alonzo Smith, 56, was described in c ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Man shot to death in South Shore
  • CWB Chicago: Man killed in South Shore, emergency response delayed by lack of ShotSpotter
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