Family: Aspiring mechanic, father Terrance McNeal shot dead in Austin...
Terrance McNeal / Submitted photoBY SUSAN DU Homicide Watch ChicagoTerrance McNeal was a natural mechanic who loved cars and riding his motorcycle through the city.McNeal, 23, was shot multiple times...
View ArticleProsecutors: Thomas Santiago drove SUV over curb, grassy area to run over...
Thomas Santiago / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesA motorist who Cook County prosecutors said intentionally ran over and killed a man with his SUV over the weekend was...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "Rip Tee Tee gone but not forgotten"
William Bailey was fatally shot in a Washington Heights garage Sunday morning. Reader "Readyrell NawHead" posted this about him:Rip Tee Tee gone but not forgotten another Falling Angel
View ArticleFamily: Jajuan Porter fatally shot in Chatham weeks after mother's passing
JaJuan Porter / Photo from FacebookBY SUSAN DU Homicide Watch ChicagoJajuan Porter turned 18 three weeks ago -- the day of his mother’s funeral.Porter was fatally shot Tuesday night in the Chatham...
View ArticleFamily: Children's shoe salesman John Myles worked to send kids to college
John Myles / Submitted photoBY SUSAN DU Homicide Watch ChicagoJohn Myles had many hobbies, but most of all he loved spending time with his teenage daughters.Myles, 45, was shot multiple times April 19...
View ArticleWilliam Lomax killed in Calumet Heights drive-by shooting
William Lomax was killed in a Friday morning drive-by shooting in the Calumet Heights neighborhood.Lomax, 22, was a passenger in a car traveling north in the 9300 block of South Stony Island Avenue...
View ArticleSummer Moore shot dead in Morgan Park community
Summer Moore / Family photoBY BECKY SCHLIKERMAN Chicago Sun-TimesSummer Moore was planning to celebrate Mother’s Day with a family barbecue.Friday night, just before 8 p.m., the 37-year-old mother of...
View ArticleCesar Nieves fatally shot on Little Village street
Cesar Nieves was shot to death early Saturday in the Little Village neighborhood.Emergency personnel found the 34-year-old man in the 4100 block of West 28th Street at 3:24 a.m., police said. Nieves,...
View ArticleXavier Tripp fatally shot in West Garfield Park
Xavier Tripp was shot and killed Saturday afternoon in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.Tripp, 25, was walking on a sidewalk in the 4100 block of West Adams Street when a vehicle pulled up and at...
View ArticleVaughn Holeman, 15, shot dead in West Pullman
Vaughn Holeman / Photo from FacebookBY SUSAN DU Homicide Watch ChicagoGunshots rang out Mother's Day afternoon in the West Pullman neighborhood and the children on the block began shouting that...
View ArticleWEEK IN REVIEW: Eight shot dead throughout Chicago
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorSix men and two women were fatally shot in Chicago last week.Four of the murders happened over the weekend, when 18 other people were wounded by gunfire,...
View ArticlePolice release sketch of suspect in shooting death of 66-year-old Gold Coast...
Sketch from Chicago PolicePolice have released a sketch of a man suspected of fatally shooting a 66-year-old Gold Coast shop owner during an apparent robbery in March in the Gage Park...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "When and where did our culture begin to see each other...
Jajuan Porter was fatally shot last week in the Chatham neighborhood. Reader "Karmen" posted this about the shooting:So sorry for your loss; our sons are being taken by the hands of cops and gangs....
View ArticleTeen charged with murder in shooting death of 15-year-old Vaughn Holeman
Vaughn Holeman / Photo from FacebookBY MICHAEL LANSU AND SUSAN DU Homicide Watch ChicagoA 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the shooting death of Vaughn Holeman, 15, on Mother’s Day in...
View ArticleVIDEO: Stolen Hummer led to double murder Easter Sunday in Little Village
BY JESSICA KOSCIELNIAK Chicago Sun-TimesA wounded Alex Garrido climbed into the driver's seat of his brother's Lincoln Navigator and attempted to take his bleeding relatives to a hospital after a...
View ArticleProsecutors: Demarco Washington fatally shot 15-year-old friend Vaughn...
Vaughn Holeman / Photo from FacebookBY SUSAN DU Homicide Watch ChicagoMorgan Park High School football player Demarco Washington, 15, was denied bond Tuesday for allegedly fatally shooting 15-year-old...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "Tell your dad and granny that everyone said hi"
Vaughn Holeman was fatally shot Sunday afternoon in the West Pullman neighborhood. Reader "Shannin" posted this about him: Rest in heaven Lil Von a.k.a Douchie love u tell your dad and granny that...
View ArticleBoy, 17, charged with murder in West Town shooting death of White Sox vendor
Nicholas RamirezBY LEEANN SHELTON Sun-Times MediaA 17-year-old has been charged with murder for allegedly causing a vehicle crash and fatally shooting Chicago White Sox vendor Nicholas Ramirez last...
View ArticleVictoria McManus strangled at Humboldt Park home
Victoria A. McManus was strangled by her boyfriend during a domestic dispute early Wednesday in her Humboldt Park home, police said.McManus, 26, was strangled about 12:40 a.m. at her home in the 1200...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "Those bullets [were] not intended for my family!"
Summer Moore was fatally shot Sunday afternoon in the Morgan Park neighborhood. Reader "Kita" posted this about the shooting:First off it was my daughter prom send off and my moms house,That was my...
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