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Gerson Rivas Diaz

Case from Chicago, IL dated May 18, 2025

Victim Details

Gerson Rivas Diaz

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Chicago

IL

2025-05-18

24

Gerson

Rivas Diaz

07/24/2026

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Gerson Rivas Diaz, 24, a Hispanic/Latino man, was killed late on May 18, 2025, on Chicago’s Northwest Side after a fight turned deadly on the 4500 block of North Kennicott Avenue. Around 10:13–10:15 p.m., amid a confrontation with another person, he was shot in the back. First responders rushed the 24-year-old to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead later that night. Authorities identified him the next day, noting that the clash preceded the gunfire and that the scene lay on a quiet resi ...
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  • FOX 32 Chicago: Chicago crime: Man, 24, killed in Mayfair shooting
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