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Odell Jones

Case from Chicago, IL dated Nov 20, 2016

Victim Details

Odell Jones

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Chicago

IL

2016-11-20

22

Odell

Jones

07/19/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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Odell Jones, a 22-year-old male, was shot and killed on November 20, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in the West Englewood neighborhood, an area that has experienced significant gun violence, particularly during the 2016 spike in homicides. Jones was one of many victims of gun violence in Chicago that year, a year in which the city faced a dramatic increase in homicides, recording 762 killings in total. This surge marked the highest number of homicides the city had experience ...
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  • Odell Jones, age 22 - National Gun Violence Memorial
  • Man Shot To Death In West Englewood - chicago - CBS News
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