Every day in the U.S. about 108 people are shot dead in one way or another. At GunMemorial.org we try to post pages for all of these people even though the circumstances of their deaths can be drastically different.

Kaleb D. Deer, age 23

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Fatally shot on April 14, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.

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Apr 15: Chicago Tribune: Garfield Park neighbors and elected officials mourn wife and son of former Cook County commissioner

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Apr 15: Chicago Tribune: Garfield Park neighbors and elected officials mourn wife and son of former Cook County commissioner
Apr 14: Chicago Sun-Times: Widow, son of former Democratic commissioner Dennis Deer fatally shot in East Garfield Park home
Apr 14: Chicago Tribune: Wife and son of former Cook County commissioner found dead inside West Side home
ABC7 Chicago: Woman, man found shot to death inside Homan Square home: police
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One other person also died in this incident.

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