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Marcell Castle

Case from Chicago, IL dated Feb 14, 2009

Victim Details

Marcell Castle

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Chicago

IL

2009-02-14

19

Marcell

Castle

07/15/2026


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On February 14, 2009, Marcell Castle, a 19-year-old resident of Chicago, was fatally shot while traveling in a van in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on Chicago's Far South Side. Witnesses reported that Castle was riding in the vehicle when an unknown assailant opened fire from the street, striking him. The shooting occurred around 7 p.m., and the circumstances suggest that it was a targeted attack, typical of many violent incidents in Chicago during that period. Castle succumbed to his ...
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