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Jayla Vrana

Case from Chicago, IL dated Jul 31, 2023

Victim Details

Jayla Vrana

Female

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2023-07-31

16

Jayla

Vrana

07/08/2026

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On July 31, 2023, 16-year-old Jayla Vrana was fatally shot in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. The incident occurred in the 400 block of West 72nd Street during a large outdoor gathering attended by numerous teenagers. Reports indicate that Jayla and her friends had traveled from the southern suburbs to attend the event, aiming to celebrate the end of summer before the school year commenced.

As the group walked from the Red Line station toward the party location, they were confronted b ...
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  • Deadly gun violence among young people is on the rise in Chicago, numbers show
  • Chicago Sun-Times: 16-year-old girl killed, friend wounded while walking to Englewood party. ‘What can we let our kids do without them getting hurt?’
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    I’ve been following Jayla Vrana’s case, and it just really hits home how important community saf... ...Read More
    12/12/2023
    I can't stop thinking about how these kids were just trying to enjoy their last bits of summer befor... ...Read More
    11/11/2023
    I was reading through some threads about Jayla Vrana's tragic murder in Englewood, and I couldn’t ... ...Read More
    10/26/2023
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