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Yuri Hardy

Case from Chicago, IL dated Dec 29, 2016

Victim Details

Yuri Hardy

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2016-12-29

18

Yuri

Hardy

07/12/2026


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On the evening of December 28, 2016, 19-year-old African American male Yuri Hardy was walking south on the 100 block of North Central Avenue in Chicago's Austin neighborhood when he was approached by a man who opened fire, striking him in the left leg. Hardy was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition and was pronounced dead at 1:14 a.m. on December 29, 2016. The Cook County medical examiner's office ruled his death a homicide.

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  • Man Charged With December Murder Of Urban Prep Senior
  • 19-year-old shot in Austin dies the next day - ABC7 Chicago
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