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Henry Cruz

Case from Chicago, IL dated Jan 16, 2016

Victim Details

Henry Cruz

March 28, 2022

Male

Caucasian / White

Chicago

IL

2016-01-16

29

Henry

Cruz

07/13/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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Henry Cruz, a 29-year-old resident of Chicago, was fatally shot on January 16, 2016. The homicide took place in the Albany Park neighborhood, an area that had been experiencing increased levels of gun violence, mirroring a broader surge in homicides across the city of Chicago during that year. Cruz's death was among the 764 murders that occurred in Chicago in 2016, marking one of the most violent years in the city's recent history. The rise in homicides that year prompted significant attention f ...
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  • Henry Cruz, age 29 - National Gun Violence Memorial
  • 29-year-old man fatally shot in Irving Park - Chicago Sun-Times
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