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Kolby Craig

Case from Chicago, IL dated Aug 20, 2017

Victim Details

Kolby Craig

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Chicago

IL

2017-08-20

33

Kolby

Craig

07/15/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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Kolby Craig, aged 33, was fatally shot on August 20, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois, in a drive-by shooting that also injured several others. The incident occurred in the West Pullman neighborhood on the city’s far south side, during a particularly violent weekend in Chicago. According to reports, the shooting happened early in the morning, around 2:35 a.m., and Kolby was pronounced dead at the scene. The circumstances of his death were part of a broader pattern of violence that has long plagued s ...
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