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Rashad S. Wells Jr.

United States · Aged 17 · Died 05/17/2017
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Police said two men walked into Marquita's Hair Salon with the intention of trying to rob the business and the people inside. A female off-duty Cook County sheriff's deputy was inside at the time and pulled out a gun and shot one of the men, Rashad S. Wells Jr., who died outside on the sidewalk about 50 feet away from the front door of the salon. The other man escaped.

Alleged responsible partyCook County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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