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Jaime Cervantes

Case from Chicago, IL dated Nov 28, 2016

Victim Details

Jaime Cervantes

March 28, 2022

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Chicago

IL

2016-11-28

17

Jaime

Cervantes

06/29/2026


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Jaime Cervantes, aged 17, was tragically killed in a rifle shooting on November 28, 2016, in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood. The shooting also claimed the life of his cousin, Leny Cervantes, aged 19. The incident took place while both were near their home, a location that had experienced repeated instances of violence. The shooting was described as targeted, part of the ongoing struggle with gang violence that affected many Chicago neighborhoods during this period.

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