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Romaine Elkins

Case from Chicago, IL dated Jun 09, 2017

Victim Details

Romaine Elkins

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Chicago

IL

2017-06-09

18

Romaine

Elkins

07/11/2026

1


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Romaine Elkins, age 18, was tragically killed by gun violence on June 9, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. He was a young man from Naperville, Illinois, who had attended both Metea Valley High School and Indian Plains High School. His death was one of the many homicides that occurred in Chicago in 2017, a year marked by a complex battle against gun violence and crime in the city. Elkins' homicide occurred in the Austin neighborhood, an area that has struggled with persistent violence and socio-economi ...
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