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Joshua Williams

Case from Chicago, IL dated Mar 08, 2012

Victim Details

Joshua Williams

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2012-03-08

16

Joshua

Williams

07/11/2026


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On March 8, 2012, 16-year-old African American male Joshua Williams was fatally shot while walking on a sidewalk in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a year marked by a significant increase in homicides in the city, with 506 recorded, notably higher than in previous years.

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  • Teen Shot And Killed In Marquette Park - chicago - CBS News
  • Teen fatally shot in Marquette Park neighborhood - Chicago Tribune
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