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Dakota Branch

Case from Saint-peter, IL dated Jan 20, 2024

Victim Details

Dakota Branch

Male

White / Caucasian

Saint-peter

IL

2024-01-20

14

Dakota

Branch

Yes

07/01/2026

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Dakota Caige Branch, a 14-year-old eighth-grade student at Franklin Park Middle School in Salem, Illinois, was fatally shot on the night of January 20, 2024, in St. Peter, Illinois. The incident occurred at a residence in the 700 block of North 2200 Street, where Branch was pronounced dead at the scene by Fayette County Coroner Dave Harris.

The investigation, handled by the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8, revealed that a juvenile suspect fled the scene b ...
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  • Illinois State Police say 14-year-old male shot and killed in rural St. Peter; suspect in custody
  • WMIX: 17-yo charged as adult in weekend shooting death of Salem teen in St. Peter
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