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Edward Trey Black

Case from Chicago, IL dated Aug 17, 2023

Victim Details

Edward Trey Black

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2023-08-17

17

Edward

Trey Black

07/30/2026

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On August 17, 2023, 17-year-old Edward "Trey" Black Jr. was fatally shot in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood. At approximately 6:39 p.m., while on the sidewalk in the 4500 block of South Paulina Avenue, he sustained gunshot wounds to his left shoulder and groin from an unidentified assailant. Emergency responders transported him to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office later confirmed his identity as Edward Black of Chicago. ...
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