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William Burruss, Jr.
Gender : Male
Age : 21
Race : Black
Date : 06/01/2023
Location : 2000 block of Broadway
City : Blue Island
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Blue Island PD
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “suspicious vehicle”call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Blue Island PD responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle and found a man sleeping inside the vehicle, allegedly with a weapon lying near him in the car. Officers knocked on the window. They allege that William Burruss Jr. reached for the weapon. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7chicago.com/blue-island-illinois-il-shooting-news/13327352/
