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Carlos Cortez

Case from Chicago, IL dated Sep 09, 2017

Victim Details

Carlos Cortez

March 28, 2022

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Chicago

IL

2017-09-09

22

Carlos

Cortez

07/12/2026

1


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Carlos Cortez, aged 22, was fatally shot on September 9, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the evening hours, and the location was recorded as the South Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. Cortez’s homicide was part of a troubling wave of violence that swept through Chicago in 2017, which was a year characterized by a significant number of gun-related deaths despite some decrease from previous years.

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  • Man shot to death while getting child out of car is identified
  • Man, 22, shot dead in Back of the Yards - Chicago Sun-Times
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