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Case Description
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On June 10, 2012, 16-year-old Joseph Briggs was shot and killed while standing on the front porch of his home in Chicago's Marquette Park neighborhood. The fatal shooting took place around 8 p.m. the previous evening, when a bullet from a passing car struck Briggs in the head. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead early the next morning.
Briggs’ death was one of several violent incidents during a particularly deadly weekend in Chicago. At the time, the city was g ...Read More
Briggs’ death was one of several violent incidents during a particularly deadly weekend in Chicago. At the time, the city was g ...Read More
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Joseph Briggs
March 28, 2022
Male
African-American / Black
Chicago
IL
2012-06-10
16
Joseph
Briggs
11/09/2025
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Has anyone else been thinking about the broader context of Joseph Briggs' tragic death? I’ve been ... ...Read More
06/19/2024
06/19/2024
