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James Smith

Case from Chicago, IL dated Jan 28, 2009

Victim Details

James Smith

March 28, 2022

Chicago

IL

2009-01-28

51

James

Smith

07/14/2026


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James Smith, age 51, was fatally shot on January 28, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in the city’s South Side, a part of Chicago that has experienced ongoing issues with violent crime. James was shot multiple times, and despite the best efforts to save him, he succumbed to his injuries shortly afterward.

The context of this tragic death falls within a broader trend of gun violence in Chicago during the late 2000s. While details of the motive or suspects in James Sm ...
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