Fatal Encounters

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Verona Gunn

Name: Verona Gunn
Age: 84
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 05/25/2019
Location: N Laramie Ave & W Division St
Chicago, Illinois, 60651
County: Cook
Agency: Chicago Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: A marked Chicago police van with its lights and siren on went through a red light and crashed into an unmarked police SUV, which also had its lights on, around 10 p.m. Police said 10 Chicago police officers and two non-police were taken to area hospitals after the incident. Verona Gunn was killed.
Unique ID: 26413

News article: Link






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