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Gustavo Suarez

Case from Chicago, IL dated Mar 17, 2024

Victim Details

Gustavo Suarez

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2024-03-17

27

Gustavo

Suarez

Yes

07/18/2026

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Gustavo Suarez, a 27-year-old man from Chicago, Illinois, was fatally shot in the early hours of March 17, 2024. The incident occurred in an alley in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood, specifically at the 5200-block of South Central Avenue near 52nd Street, just a few blocks from Midway Airport.

According to the reports, Suarez was in the alley when a black truck drove up, and an unknown number of people inside the vehicle began shooting at him. Suarez was shot once in the right side of h ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Man killed in Garfield Ridge shooting
  • ABC7 Chicago: Man shot, killed in alley in Garfield Ridge, blocks away from Midway airport, Chicago police say
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