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Giovannie E. Vargas

Case from Chicago, IL dated May 09, 2026

Victim Details

Giovannie E. Vargas

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Chicago

IL

2026-05-09

19

Giovannie

E. Vargas

07/18/2026

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In the early morning hours of Saturday, May 9, 2026, the life of Giovannie E. Vargas, a 19-year-old male from Cary, Illinois, was tragically cut short on the South Side of Chicago. Just before 2:00 a.m., Giovannie was standing outside with others in the 4000 block of West 69th Street in the West Lawn neighborhood when gunfire erupted. According to initial police reports, a vehicle drove by, and someone from inside opened fire, striking Giovannie multiple times in the lower back. The sudden viole ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Man, 19, shot to death in West Lawn
  • FOX 32 Chicago: Chicago crime: Teen shot, killed in SW Side drive-by, police say
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