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Jianru Zheng

Case from Chicago, IL dated Nov 12, 2024

Victim Details

Jianru Zheng

Male

Asian

Chicago

IL

2024-11-12

33

Jianru

Zheng

07/12/2026

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Jianru Zheng, 33, an Asian male, was shot and killed on the night of November 12, 2024, in Chicago's Chinatown. Around 10 p.m., officers responded to the 2400 block of South Normal Avenue and found two victims with gunshot wounds; Zheng was discovered with a wound to his back and could not be saved. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office later identified him and confirmed the manner of death as homicide by gunfire. Another man, 32-year-old Faliang Gao, was also fatally wounded in the same inc ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: 2 men killed in Chinatown shooting identified
  • ABC7 Chicago: Chinatown shooting: 2 killed in targeted armed robbery, Chicago police, alderman say
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    Has anyone else been following the details about the street safety meeting in Chinatown after the tr... ...Read More
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