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Lionel Lane

Case from Chicago, IL dated Jan 05, 2012

Victim Details

Lionel Lane

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2012-01-05

51

Lionel

Lane

06/27/2026


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On January 5, 2012, the city of Chicago lost one of its residents in a senseless act of violence. Lionel Lane, a 51-year-old African American man from Wheaton, Illinois, was fatally shot in the face while in the Austin neighborhood. His life was taken with sudden brutality, leaving a void in the lives of his family, friends, and community that will never be fully healed. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed the cause of death as a homicide, a stark finality to a life that had undo ...
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  • Once Wrongly Convicted of Murder, Man Slain - Block Club Chicago
  • YESTERDAY A KILLER, TODAY FREE - Chicago Tribune
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