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James Morris

Case from Chicago, IL dated Feb 26, 2017

Victim Details

James Morris

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Chicago

IL

2017-02-26

23

James

Morris

07/22/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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On February 26, 2017, James Morris, a 23-year-old male, was fatally shot while sitting in a parked vehicle near his home in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood. The incident occurred in the early afternoon, and Morris was struck multiple times by gunfire. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The violence took place during a period marked by heightened levels of gun violence throughout Chicago, and Morris’s death was part of a larger trend affecting neighborhoods struggling with crime and saf ...
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  • Man shot to death in North Lawndale - Chicago Sun-Times
  • James Morris, age 23 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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