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Porshe Foster

Case from Chicago, IL dated Nov 26, 2012

Victim Details

Porshe Foster

March 28, 2022

Female

African-American / Black

Chicago

IL

2012-11-26

15

Porshe

Foster

06/23/2026


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Porshe Foster, a 15-year-old high school sophomore from Chicago, was shot and killed on November 26, 2012, while visiting friends in the Marquette Park neighborhood. Foster was in a friend's backyard when an unknown gunman opened fire, striking her in the back. Authorities believe that Foster was not the intended target, making her an innocent victim of Chicago's ongoing gun violence crisis at the time.

Foster's death took place amidst a broader surge of homicides in Chicago in 2012, wh ...
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  • Girl, 15, shot to death in Marquette Park backyard - ABC7 Chicago
  • Girl, 15, Fatally Shot in Back on Southwest Side - NBC Chicago
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