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Michael Newell

Case from Chicago, IL dated Dec 16, 2016

Victim Details

Michael Newell

March 28, 2022

Male

Caucasian / White

Chicago

IL

2016-12-16

52

Michael

Newell

07/24/2026

1


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On the evening of December 16, 2016, Michael Newell, a 52-year-old African-American man, was fatally shot in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood on Chicago’s Southwest Side. At approximately 8:30 p.m., Newell was getting into his parked car in the 5100 block of South Long Avenue when an individual approached him with a firearm. As Newell attempted to drive away, he was shot in the head, causing his vehicle to crash into another parked car. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:51 p.m.

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