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Kentrell Pouncey

Case from Calumet City, IL dated Apr 06, 2023

Victim Details

Kentrell Pouncey

Male

Black / African American

Calumet City

IL

2023-04-06

5

Kentrell

Pouncey

07/12/2026

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On the evening of April 6, 2023, tragedy struck in Calumet City, Illinois, when 5-year-old African American boy Kentrell Pouncey was fatally shot inside his home on Paxton Avenue. Authorities responded to reports of a child being shot at approximately 9 p.m. Upon arrival, officers discovered Kentrell with a gunshot wound to the head and immediately began life-saving measures. He was transported to Advocate Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead just before 10:15 p.m.
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  • ABC7 Chicago: 5-year-old boy shot, killed inside Calumet City home identified as Kentrell Pouncey
  • WGN-TV: 5-year-old Calumet City boy dies after gun brought into home discharges
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    Reading about Kentrell's case is so painful. I can't even begin to imagine what the family, especial... ...Read More
    09/23/2024
    I was deeply moved by the recent candlelight vigil held for Kentrell Pouncey in Calumet City. Seeing... ...Read More
    04/22/2023
    I'm truly shaken by the incident involving little Kentrell Pouncey, and my heart aches for his famil... ...Read More
    04/10/2023
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