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Darion Hood

Case from Chicago, IL dated Feb 15, 2023

Victim Details

Darion Hood

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2023-02-15

28

Darion

Hood

07/20/2026

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Darion Hood, age 27, tragically lost his life on February 15, 2023, in Chicago. The incident occurred around 12:58 a.m. in the South Deering neighborhood, near the 13300 block of South Greenwood Avenue. Hood and his nephew, known as Javunte Wheeler or "Squeak" from Chicago's Pivot Gang music collective, were both fatally shot. The incident reportedly involved an individual Hood and Wheeler knew, who was a passenger in Wheeler's car. Surveillance footage suggested a personal connection to the per ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Man fatally shot outside Far South Side laundromat
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