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Deshawn Johnson

Case from Chicago, IL dated May 14, 2017

Victim Details

Deshawn Johnson

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Chicago

IL

2017-05-14

23

Deshawn

Johnson

07/24/2026

1


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On May 14, 2017, two young African American men—Deshawn Johnson, age 23, and Breyon Cowans, age 24—were fatally shot while waiting at a red light in Chicago’s West Garfield Park neighborhood. The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. when a black Chevrolet pulled alongside their vehicle and an assailant opened fire. Deshawn Johnson, a 23-year-old African American male from Broadview, and Breyon Cowans, a 24-year-old African American male from Chicago, both sustained multiple gunshot wounds. J ...
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