Stephen Toplin fatally shot on the block where he lived in Gresham
Stephen Toplin was fatally shot in the back on the block where he lived in the Gresham neighborhood late Friday morning.At 11:33 a.m., Toplin, 24, was sitting in front of a residence in the 7600 block...
View ArticleAlleged driver is second man charged with fatal shooting of Deitrick Stogner...
By RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesMarkise Dordies | Chicago Police The alleged driver in a deadly shootout in the parking lot of a South Side currency exchange that left Deitrick Stogner dead was...
View ArticleInvoluntary manslaughter charge against man who allegedly threw punch that...
Bond was set at $100,000 Friday for a man charged with throwing the punch that led to the death of Kristopher Weiss death earlier this summer in Bridgeport.Phillip M. Levato | Chicago PolicePhillip M....
View ArticleRobert Porter Jr. killed, second man wounded while unloading boxes in Englewood
Robert L. Porter Jr. was killed and another man was seriously wounded in a shooting Sunday evening in the Englewood neighborhood.Porter, 45; and a 27-year-old man were unloading boxes in an alley about...
View Article17-year-old Jamel Rollins shot to death in South Shore
Seventeen-year-old Jamel Rollins was shot Sunday night in the South Shore neighborhood and died about an hour later at a hospital.The boy was standing outside about 10:30 p.m. in the 7800 block of...
View ArticleAlbertano Medrano killed in Back of the Yards drive-by while heading to store...
A 44-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday afternoon in the Back of the Yards neighborhood as he and his wife drove to the store to get groceries.About 4 p.m., Albertano Medrano was driving in the 4500...
View ArticleDavid Baldwin killed, second man wounded in Englewood shooting
David Baldwin was killed and another man wounded in a shooting Monday morning in the Englewood neighborhood.Baldwin, 24, was shot in the head in the 6800 block of South Emerald about 9:30 a.m.,...
View ArticleEnrique Morales found shot to death in the driveway of his home in Brighton Park
Roommates found 22-year-old Enrique D. Morales shot to death Monday afternoon in the driveway of their Brighton Park neighborhood home.Morales was found about 1:30 p.m. lying in their driveway in the...
View ArticleWEEK IN REVIEW: At least 16 people killed; police investigating two bodies...
By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire At least 16 people died from gunshot wounds in Chicago last week, capped by a bloody Sunday during which five were killed. And the murder total could rise, pending...
View ArticleLaShawn 'Ducky' Carr shot to death just three blocks from his home in Englewood
LaShawn Carr, a 33-year-old father, was shot to death just three blocks from his home in the Englewood neighborhood Monday evening.Carr was on a sidewalk in the 900 block of West 58th Street when a...
View ArticleMan fatally shot in Back of the Yards identified as 19-year-old Korry Rogers
http://homicides.suntimes.com/admin/homicides/homicide/1874/A man shot to death Sunday evening in the Back of the Yards neighborhood has been identified as 19-year-old Korry Rogers.Officers responding...
View ArticleDevon Reavley and Paul Hamilton fatally shot when gunman opens fire in Ogden...
By MITCHELL ARMENTROUT and DANIEL BROWN Chicago Sun-Times WireResidents who witnessed a shooting in Ogden Park shooting that left two men dead pack up their things on Labor Day. | Daniel...
View ArticleMurder charge against 20-year-old for fatal shooting of Albertano Medrano,...
By DANIEL BROWN Chicago Sun-Times WireA 20-year-old man has been charged with murder for the fatal shooting of 44-year-old Albertano Medrano, shot as he and his wife drove to the grocery Sunday...
View ArticleKenneth Whitney dies five weeks after being stabbed in the chest during...
Kenneth Whitney died Monday, more than five weeks after he got into a fight with his wife and ended up stabbed in the chest in their Auburn Gresham home, according to authorities.About 10 p.m. July 28,...
View Article80-year-old retired minister Allen Smith shot to death by another resident of...
By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times WireTed Merchant | Chicago Police Bond was set at $500,000 for a 67-year-old pastor charged with the fatal shooting of 80-year-old retired minister Allen Smith at the...
View ArticleCharles Smith and Dequan Trimble killed in Lawndale drive-by shooting that...
http://homicides.suntimes.com/admin/homicides/homicide/1878/Dequan Trimble and Charles Smith, both 22, were killed, and three other people were wounded in a shooting Monday night in the Lawndale...
View Article17-year-old Marqui WIlliams shot to death in Lawndale
Seventeen-year-old Marqui Williams was shot to death late Tuesday in the Lawndale neighborhood.Williams was standing outside at 10:09 p.m. in the 3300 block of West Douglas when another male walked up...
View ArticleIsrael Aragon Jr. found shot to death a block away from his Albany Park home
A man found shot to death early Wednesday in the Albany Park neighborhood has been identified as 21-year-old Israel Aragon Jr.Officers responding about 4:50 a.m. to a call of a person down in the 4400...
View ArticleMan gets 5 years for beating that led to 2013 death of his foster mother,...
By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times WireJoshua David Brooks | Chicago Police A man has been sentenced to five years in prison for the death of his foster mother, Dorothy McGee, during a fight in their...
View ArticleGregory 'Fatty' Sims Jr. shot to death by man he was arguing with in Uptown
Gregory Sims Jr. was shot to death Tuesday afternoon while arguing with another man in the Uptown neighborhood.Sims, 25, was arguing with a man in the 4500 block of North Kenmore about 2:45 p.m. That...
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