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Malik Jones

Case from Chicago, IL dated Jun 16, 2026

Victim Details

Malik Jones

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2026-06-16

27

Malik

Jones

07/13/2026

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In the early hours of a Tuesday in June, the city of Chicago was veiled in the quiet darkness that precedes the dawn. For 27-year-old Malik Jones, a former college soccer player at Morton College, it was a time for a peaceful bike ride through Grant Park. The familiar paths of the park, usually a place of recreation and respite, were about to become the scene of a senseless tragedy that would abruptly end his life. On that fateful day, June 16, 2026, as Jones cycled along Jackson Drive, his life ...
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  • CBS News: Teen didn't know bicyclist he's charged with shooting, killing in Chicago's Grant Park, prosecutors say
  • Chicago Sun-Times: Man charged with fatally shooting cyclist in Grant Park
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