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Hector Cruz

Case from Chicago, IL dated Oct 06, 2012

Victim Details

Hector Cruz

March 28, 2022

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Chicago

IL

2012-10-06

27

Hector

Cruz

06/23/2026


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Hector Cruz, a 27-year-old male, was fatally shot on October 6, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the city's Brighton Park neighborhood, an area that had been struggling with increased gun violence during that year. Cruz was shot while outside, and he succumbed to his injuries shortly after the incident. His death was part of a disturbing pattern of gun-related homicides that characterized Chicago's struggle with violence in 2012.

The year 2012 was particularly challe ...
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