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Taurins Pope

Case from Chicago, IL dated Feb 11, 2017

Victim Details

Taurins Pope

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2017-02-11

33

Taurins

Pope

07/31/2026

1


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Taurins Pope, a 33-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on February 11, 2017, in an alley behind 124 N. Menard Avenue in Chicago. Surveillance footage captured the incident, but the grainy quality made it difficult to identify the perpetrators or their vehicles. Taurins Pope was shot multiple times, including in the head, and was pronounced dead at 7:05 a.m. The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed his cause of death as gunshot wounds.

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