Jalon James, 11, fatally struck by vehicle that fled the scene while crossing West 16th Street in North Lawndale, Chicago, Illinois
11-Year-Old Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver in Lawndale
The child was hit by the driver while he crossed the street in the 3300 block of West 16th Street at 10:20 a.m., police said.
'He didn't get to live his life;' Chicago police search for hit-and-run driver after boy, 11, killed
Police said Jalon James was crossing the street in the 3300-block of West 16th Street at about 10:20 a.m. when the vehicle hit him and then drove away in an unknown direction.
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