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Ernie Perez, age 26

Lost to gun violence on September 14, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois.

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News sources:

chicagotribune.com: Two shootings in two days, a block apart in Albany Park. ‘It’s too much blood. It’s not going to stop because people don’t know how to forgive.’
Sep 14: Chicago Sun-Times: Man fatally shot in Albany Park
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