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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mohammad Samra

Family mourns dancer fatally shot near mother’s home: ‘I never thought I’d have to bury my son’

Jacqueline Coles holds up high school photos of her son James Coles at her home in Morgan Park Tuesday. James, 32, was killed in an Aug. 21 drive-by shooting. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

As James Coles left his mother’s Morgan Park home to see a friend, Jacqueline Coles grabbed his wrist and told him to be careful.

When Jacqueline went to lock the door, her son came back and told her he’d be OK. Both said “I love you,” and James left.

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