Family: Paris Brown shot dead in car she hoped to use for family road trips
BY SUSAN DU Homicide Watch ChicagoParis Brown had just dropped off dinner for her young daughter and was about to go on a dinner date with her fiance when she was fatally shot outside her Greater Grand...
View ArticleDaniel Jones fatally shot in West Garfield Park area
Daniel Jones was killed in a West Garfield Park shooting Tuesday afternoon.Jones, 30, was shot in the head about 4:45 p.m. Tuesday in the 3900 block of West Washington Boulevard, authorities said....
View ArticleComment of the Day; "No parent should lose their child to such senseless...
Preacher Charles Short, 51, was fatally shot last month in the Fuller Park neighborhood. Reader "Matt S" posted this about the killing:My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Short. I...
View ArticleMother: 'When I went to the morgue ... it sunk in what happened'
BY JESSICA KOSCIELNIAK AND EMILY BROSIOUS Homicide Watch ChicagoBrandon Peterson "loved to dance" with his friends, family said.Brandon, 17, was with those friends when he was shot in the head and leg...
View ArticleBrother: 'Father of the Year' Damian Williams shot dead getting dinner in Austin
BY JESSICA KOSCIELNIAK AND EMILY BROSIOUS Homicide Watch ChicagoDamian Williams was on his way to dinner when he was shot dead last Thursday in the Austin neighborhood, his brother said.“He had just...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "I get tears in my eyes this is so close to home for me"
Carnesha Fort was fatally shot this month inside her West Garfield Park home. Reader "Ahsha" posted this about the killing:I get tears in my eyes this is so close to home for me I watch this little...
View ArticleDemarcus Boswell shot dead in Chicago Lawn
Demarcus Boswell was fatally shot Thursday evening in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.Boswell, 18, was in the 2800 block of West 71st Street when he was shot in the face and chest about 4:50 p.m....
View ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Carnesha Fort laid to rest
PHOTOS BY ALEX WROBLEWSKI For Chicago Sun-TimesCarnesha Fort, 22, was fatally shot in her West Garfield Park home June 6. She was laid to rest on Monday.
View ArticleMaurice Wooden, 51, dies more than a year after Far South Side shooting
A downstate man has died more than a year after he was wounded in a Far South Side shooting.Maurice Wooden, 51, was shot multiple times about 1:30 p.m. May 20, 2013, in the 9600 block of South Halsted...
View ArticleTaurus Williams fatally shot in Morgan Park area
Scene where Taurus Williams was fatally shot / Photo by Alex WroblewskiTaurus Williams was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in the Morgan Park neighborhood.Two groups were gathered near South Homewood...
View ArticleErick A. Lopez charged with reckless homicide in South Side crash that killed...
BY MATT MCKINNEY For Chicago Sun-TimesA 19-year-old man was denied bond Sunday after he drove drunk and crashed a van in a construction zone -- killing one worker and injuring several others,...
View ArticleDekarlos Scott, 15, fatally shot in Roseland
Scene where Dekarlos Scott was fatally shot / Photo by Alex WroblewskiA 15-year-old boy was killed in a shooting that also left another teenager wounded Saturday night in the Roseland...
View ArticleStanley Levy shot to death in Greater Grand Crossing
Scene where Stanley Levy was fatally shot / Photo by NVP VideoStanley Levy was shot to death early Sunday in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.Officers found Levy, 23, shot multiple times in the...
View ArticleOvadiyah Chandler fatally shot in Jackson Park near Museum of Science and...
Scene where Ovadiyah Chandler was shot / Photo by Alex WroblewskiOvadiyah Chandler was killed in a Sunday night shooting in the Hyde Park neighborhood that left another man wounded.Chandler, 34, was...
View ArticleWEEK IN REVIEW: Seven shot death throughout Chicago
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorAt least seven people were shot to death last week throughout Chicago.Five of the murders happened over the weekend, when 21 other people were shot and...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "He helped me to see my potential as a writer of my verses"
Musician DeAngelo “Elloski” Russell was fatally shot last month in the South Chicago neighborhood. Reader "SugarMama Drama" posted this about him:He was the hook master and helped me record "Sugarmama...
View ArticleChristopher Jones, 16, found shot to death in Roseland gangway
A 16-year-old boy was found shot to death in a gangway Sunday morning in the Roseland neighborhood.Police found Christopher Jones unresponsive in the 11100 block of South Lowe Avenue about 7:40 a.m....
View ArticleFamily: Derrick Bowens wanted to be standup comedian
Derrick Bowens / Photo from FacebookBY SUSAN DU Homicide Watch ChicagoDerrick Bowens was supposed to attend his son's graduation.Bowens, 33, was fatally shot about 9:50 a.m. June 5 outside his home in...
View ArticleAndre Knight, 46, shot dead in Austin alley
Andre Knight was fatally shot early Monday in the Austin community.Police found Knight, 46, in an alley in the 4800 block of West Concord Place about 4 a.m., authorities said. He had been shot once in...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "Knight just texted me Sunday evening and he gone Monday...
Andre Knight, 46, was shot early Monday in an alley near his Austin neighborhood home. Reader "Jim lemons" posted this about him:My dude big Knight just texted me Sunday evening and he gone Monday...
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