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Johnathan Brown

Case from Homewood, IL dated Jan 13, 2023

Victim Details

Johnathan Brown

Male

Black / African American

Homewood

IL

2023-01-13

18

Johnathan

Brown

06/21/2026

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On January 13, 2023, an 18-year-old teenager, Johnathan Brown, died after being shot in the parking lot of a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Homewood, Illinois. The incident occurred around 8:35 p.m. when police responded to reports of shots fired in the 17500 block of Halsted Street.

Johnathan Brown, who was a football player for Merrillville High School in Merrillville, Indiana, was found by officers with life-threatening gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital, where he lat ...
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