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Case Description
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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 ...Read More
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 ...Read More
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Johnathan Brown
Male
Black / African American
Homewood
IL
2023-01-13
18
Johnathan
Brown
11/18/2025

