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Toyosi I. Bakare

Case from Joliet, IL dated Jan 21, 2024

Victim Details

Toyosi I. Bakare

Male

Black / African American

Joliet

IL

2024-01-21

42

Toyosi

I. Bakare

Primary Suspect Deceased

06/28/2026

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Toyosi Bakare, a 28-year-old man originally from Nigeria and a resident of Joliet, Illinois, for the past three years, was fatally shot on January 21, 2023. The incident occurred at the Pheasant Run Apartments in unincorporated Joliet Township. Bakare suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Joliet, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

The shooting was part of a series of violent incidents that took place on the same day. Earlier, a 42-year-old m ...
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