South Side rapper Nuski shot dead in Chatham
McArthur Swindle / Family photoBY BECKY SCHLIKERMAN Chicago Sun-TimesA Chicago rapper related to prominent rapper Lil Durk was shot and killed Saturday afternoon in the Chatham neighborhood.McArthur...
View ArticleDe Angelo Russell fatally shot in South Chicago
De Angelo Russell was shot to death Saturday night in the South Chicago neighborhood.Russell, 33, was walking with a friend in the 2600 block of East 83rd Street when at least one gunman walked up and...
View ArticleNicholas Keener, 16, shot dead on Northwest Side
Scene where Nicholas Keener was fatally shot / Photo by NVP News VideoNicholas Keener was killed in a drive-by shooting Saturday night in the Irving Park neighborhood.Keener, 16, was walking with a...
View ArticleDonald Williams, 17, fatally shot in Austin community
Scene where Donald Williams was fatally shot / Photo by NVP News VideoDonald Williams was killed early Sunday in an Austin neighborhood shooting that left five females wounded.The six were standing in...
View ArticleShannon Williams charged with murder in April shooting death of Trevolus Pickett
Shannon Williams / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY SAM CHARLES Sun-Times MediaShannon Williams has been charged with murder for allegedly shooting Trevolus Pickett during an April robbery in the Austin...
View ArticleDenero Appleton fatally shot in South Deering area
Denero Appleton was killed in a Sunday night shooting in the South Deering neighborhood.Appleton, 31, was standing outside in the 9600 block of South Brennan Avenue when several people walked up and...
View ArticleErik Kall shot to death in Chicago Lawn community
Erik Kall was shot and killed Sunday night in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.Kall, 27, was shot multiple times in the 6200 block of South Francisco Avenue shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday, authorities...
View ArticlePolice: 42 May murders raises city total to 137, same as 2013
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorChicago had the exact same number of murders in the first five months of 2014 as it did through the same period last year, police said.Forty-two people...
View ArticleWEEK IN REVIEW: 14 murdered throughout Chicago
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorFourteen people were murdered throughout Chicago last week -- including two people in their 50s.Nine of the murders happened on South Side, four on the...
View ArticleProsecutors: 'Distinctive tattoo' helped police identifiy alleged killer of...
Tyneil Washington / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorA "distinctive tattoo" led police to a Champaign man who allegedly fatally shot 66-year-old Gold Coast shop...
View ArticleProsecutors: Shannon Williams shot Trevolus Pickett in the head, neck during...
Shannon Williams / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorA traffic stop led police to the handgun Shannon Williams allegedly used to kill Trevolus Pickett during an...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "My heart goes out to your daughter because she lost both...
Maurice Paschal was fatally stabbed during a May 22 domestic dispute. Reader "Tiara A" posted this about him:Maurice I'm sorry this happened to you. My heart goes out to your daughter because she lost...
View ArticleDavid Hernandez dies after Bridgeport shooting
David M. Hernandez has died after being shot Sunday night in the Bridgeport neighborhood.Hernandez, 25, was in the 900 block of West 92nd Place when a blue vehicle drove up and an occupant got out and...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "[It's] like this ain't real I just wanna wake up"
Kenneth Anthony was fatally shot May 24 in the Englewood neighborhood. Reader "Take Notes" posted this about him:He was my friend at one point a lover he always looked out for me and was by my side no...
View ArticleDarrien Jordan fatally shot in North Lawndale
Darrien Jordan was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon in the North Lawndale neighborhood.Jordan, 21, was shot in the abdomen just before 1:30 p.m. in the 3900 block of West Grenshaw Street, authorities...
View ArticleGrandmother: Slain teen Ja-Quez Williams wanted to be cop
BY JESSICA KOSCIELNIAK AND EMILY BROSIOUS Homicide Watch ChicagoJa-Quez Williams wanted to become a police officer to stop the violence in his Austin community, his family said.The violence Ja-Quez,...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "All this killing needs to stop"
Lance Stanton was fatally shot May 26 in the Austin neighborhood. Reader "mfreeny222" post this about the murder:Rest In heaven to my cousin in-law Leon on the loss of his brother Lance Stanton, my...
View ArticleFriend: Darrien Jordan shot dead during 'crazy argument'
Darrien Jordan / Photo from FacebookBY EMILY BROSIOUS Homicide Watch ChicagoDarrien Jordan was "planning a big change in his life," a long-time friend said.Jordan's life was cut short before he had the...
View ArticleMatthew Jackson charged with murder in shooting death Twista’s security guard...
Matthew Jackson / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY LEEANN SHELTON Sun-Times MediaMatthew X. Jackson has been charged with murder for allegedly shooting rapper Twista’s security guard Davy Easterling in...
View ArticleRonald Holliman killed in Austin shooting
Ronald Holliman was killed in a Wednesday evening shooting in the Austin community that left two other people wounded.Holliman, 18, was with two other men were in the 4900 block of West West End Avenue...
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