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Serenity Childs

Case from Waukegan, IL dated Jul 12, 2023

Victim Details

Serenity Childs

Female

Black / African American

Waukegan

IL

2023-07-12

19

Serenity

Childs

Yes

06/28/2026

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On July 12, 2023, a tragic shooting occurred in Waukegan, Illinois, resulting in the deaths of two young women, Serenity Childs and Briana Ware Hall. The incident took place in the 2400 block of Washington Street, where officers from the Waukegan Police Department responded to a report of shots fired around 5:06 p.m..

Upon arrival, police found the two victims shot to death in a vehicle in the rear parking lot of a building near Keller. The Lake County Medical Examiner identified the vi ...
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  • Obituary Death News: Coroner Identifies Two Teenage Women Fatally Shot in Waukegan: Serenity Childs and Briana Ware Hall - Obituary Death News
  • WGN-TV: 18-year-old charged after 2 women found shot to death inside vehicle in Waukegan
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