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Antwon Brooks

Case from Chicago, IL dated Jun 12, 2016

Victim Details

Antwon Brooks

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Chicago

IL

2016-06-12

42

Antwon

Brooks

07/25/2026

1


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Antwon Brooks, a 42-year-old resident of Chicago, was fatally shot on June 12, 2016, in the Washington Heights neighborhood. Brooks, who was a graduate of Calumet High School, was known to have family ties and had a son and daughter who were both in their twenties. His death occurred amidst a weekend marked by increased gun violence, with multiple shootings reported across Chicago during that time.

The incident was part of the ongoing violence that plagued Chicago in 2016, a year that w ...
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