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Rafael Deandre Wordlaw

Case # :47

Gender : Male

Age : 31

Race : Black

Date : 07/30/2024

Location : 67th Street and Eberhart Avenue

City : Woodlawn

County : Cook

State : Illinois

Agency : Cook County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Rafael Wordlaw

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Off-duty officer killed during gas station robbery

Open records summary :

Off-duty Cook County deputy Rafael Wordlaw was at a gas station when he was approached by a man trying to rob him. Wordlaw got into an argument or some sort of fight with the man and was shot and killed.

Source links :

https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/07/30/man-killed-woodlawn-shootout