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Jamel Rollins

Case from Chicago, IL dated Sep 04, 2016

Victim Details

Jamel Rollins

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Chicago

IL

2016-09-04

17

Jamel

Rollins

07/15/2026

1


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On September 4, 2016, Jamel Rollins, a 17-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood. His death came amid a year of escalating gun violence in Chicago, which had one of the highest homicide counts in almost two decades. The shooting occurred during a particularly turbulent time, as the city faced a dramatic surge in gun-related homicides, with 2016 eventually recording over 760 murders.

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  • 17-year-old boy shot to death in South Shore - Chicago Sun-Times
  • Jamel Rollins, age 17 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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