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John �Jack� Van Dyke, a 41-year-old male and the owner of Comet Auto Parts, was shot and killed on September 22, 1988, during a late-morning shooting spree that began inside his business at 1334 S. Ashland Ave. in Chicago. Contemporary accounts identify him as the store�s proprietor; ethnicity for the 41-year-old male victim is not publicly reported in the sources consulted. A memorial notice confirms his age and that he was fatally shot at his West Side auto-parts store.

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Victim Details

John Van Dyke

Male

White / Caucasian

Chicago

IL

1988-09-22

41

John

Van Dyke

05/21/2026