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- ↑ "Victims Of Shooting Rampage That Stretched Across City Identified As Anthony Faulkner Jr., Doorwoman Aisha Johnson, University Of Chicago Ph.D. Student Yiran Fan". CBS News. January 9, 2021.
- ↑ Spaulding, Clare (January 18, 2021). "Fourth victim dies from shooting spree". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ↑ Farr, Christian (January 11, 2021). "'Our Hearts Are Broken:' Family Remembers Man Killed in Shooting Rampage". NBC Chicago. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
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- ↑ "5 people, including gunman, dead in Chicago-Evanston shooting spree". wgntv.com. January 11, 2021.
- ↑ "Damia Smith, 15, Becomes Fifth Victim To Die After Jason Nightengale's Shooting Spree Last Month, Authorities Say". CBS News. February 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Woman shot at IHOP becomes 4th victim to die following random shooting spree between Chicago, Evanston". abc7chicago.com. February 2, 2021.
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