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Case Description

Smith, Mrs. Emily, 19 years old, shot dead, 10672 Ashland Av., by Charles Gregor, 26 years old, who committed suicide by shooting. Jealousy. W. Chicago Av. Station.

Case Number

2146

Circumstances

Date of offense	November 21, 1886
Date of death	November 21, 1886
Time between offense and death	Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Address	10672 Ashland Av.
Type of location	Street, or other non-commercial public place/alley
Type of public place	Street, sidewalk or alley
Type of death	Homicide
Type of homicide	Intentional murder
Characteristics	jealousy
Method of killing	Other gun, gun unspecified
Motive	jealousy
Murder/suicide?	Yes
Circumstances description	Jealousy, fight, quarrel over woman, man
Total number of victims	1
Related to Prohibition?	Yes

Victim

Name	Smith, Mrs. Emily
Age	19 years
Gender	Female
Race	White
Ethnicity	English-Anglo
Victim/defendant relationship	Not related by family

Defendant

Name	Gregor, Charles
Age	26 years
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	Other, european

Police

Defendant ID'd at scene	Defendant identified by someone else at scene
Allegations of police corruption	No

Legal

Charges against defendant	No charges recorded
Type of legal decision recorded	None
Allegations of police corruption	No

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