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Damarion Jakes

Case from Chicago, IL dated Aug 05, 2023

Victim Details

Damarion Jakes

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2023-08-05

14

Damarion

Jakes

07/28/2026

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Damarion Jakes, a 14-year-old boy from Zion, Illinois, was fatally shot in Chicago on August 5, 2023. The incident occurred early Saturday morning in the 2700 block of West Van Buren Street in the East Garfield Park area. The Chicago Police Department responded to a ShotSpotter activation alerting them to gunshots in the area around 5:53 a.m..

Upon arrival, officers found an initially unidentified boy in his early teenage years who had been shot multiple times, including two gunshot wou ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: West Side pastor offers $500 reward for information in shooting death of 14-year-old cousin
  • FOX 32 Chicago: $500 reward offered for info in shooting death of 14-year-old on Chicago's Near West Side
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