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Hispanic male Ricardo Alcantar, 18, was shot on the evening of July 5, 2012, in Chicago's Archer Heights neighborhood, struck in the 4800 block of South Hamlin Avenue.
He was attacked around 5:05 p.m., in broad daylight on a Southwest Side residential stretch that would soon fill with flashing lights and the rush of first responders.
Taken from the scene to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, the 18-year-old male was pronounced dead on arrival.
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He was attacked around 5:05 p.m., in broad daylight on a Southwest Side residential stretch that would soon fill with flashing lights and the rush of first responders.
Taken from the scene to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, the 18-year-old male was pronounced dead on arrival.
Detectives from Area Cent ...Read More
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Ricardo Alcantara
March 28, 2022
Male
Hispanic / Latino
Chicago
IL
2012-07-05
2012/07/05
18
Ricardo
Alcantara
11/26/2025
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I’ve been reading about Ricardo Alcantara’s tragic death, and it’s got me thinking deeply abou... ...Read More
03/13/2023
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