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Albert Abu

Case from Chicago, IL dated Dec 25, 2017

Victim Details

Albert Ado

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Chicago

IL

2017-12-25

2017/12/25

56

Albert

Abu

07/22/2026


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African-American/Black male Albert Abu, age 57, was gunned down just after midnight on December 25, 2017, in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood. At about 12:14 a.m., he was standing on the sidewalk in the 8100 block of South Wabash Avenue—steps from his own home—when two males walked up and opened fire. He was struck in the head and chest, rushed to St. Bernard Hospital, and pronounced dead at 12:28 a.m. The location, timeline, and manner of the attack were documented by police and the Cook Co ...
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