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Schiquille Slater shot dead in West Pullman
Schiquille Salter was shot to death Sunday night in the West Pullman neighborhood.Slater, 23, was shot several times in the chest while standing on a corner in the 300 block of West 116th Street just...
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WEEK IN REVIEW: 14 shot to death throughout Chicago
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorFourteen people were shot to death last week throughout Chicago.Nine of the murders happened during the three-day holiday weekend, when at least 60 other...
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13 dead, at least 58 wounded over holiday weekend
BY STEFANO ESPOSITO, BRIAN SLODYSKO AND FRANK MAIN Chicago Sun-TimesHundreds of extra officers were assigned to Chicago streets this past weekend, Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said, but by Monday...
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Comment of the Day: "I'd just settled in to bed when the gun shots rang out"
Anthony Hobson, 25, was fatally shot Saturday night in the Roseland neighborhood. Reader "Kokomac" posted this about the slaying:This shooting occurred on my block. I'd just settled in to bed when the...
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Tonya Gunn, 44, fatally shot in Morgan Park community
Tonya Gunn was shot to death early Monday in the Morgan Park neighborhood.Gunn, 44, was leaning on a vehicle in a vacant lot in the 10900 block of South Throop Street when shots were fired about 12:30...
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Joey Henderson shot to death in South Chicago
Joey Henderson was fatally shot early Monday in the South Chicago neighborhood.Henderson, 24, was in the 8400 block of South Buffalo Avenue when he was shot about 2:20 a.m., police said. Henderson, who...
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William Allen fatally shot in South Chicago
William Allen was killed in the South Chicago neighborhood shooting that left two others wounded early Sunday.Allen, 25, was with a 47-year-old man and 19-year-old woman near East 80th Street and South...
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Cassius White shot to death in Washington Heights
Cassius White was killed in a drive-by shooting in the Washington Heights neighborhood that also left a teenage boy wounded.White, 19, and the 16-year-old boy were in the 9600 block of South Sangamon...
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South Side mom Tonya Gunn killed in random gun violence
Tonya Gunn / Family photoBY BRIAN SLODYSKO Chicago Sun-TimesTonya Gunn was shot to death on the Morgan Park block where her family has lived for generations.Gunn was leaning against a car and talking...
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Girlfriend: 'Seeing him in the hospital bed like that ... made me feel numb'
BY EMILY BROSIOUS Homicide Watch ChicagoIt has been nearly a year since Andrew Turner was fatally shot in the North Lawndale neighborhood, and his family continues to search for answers as they...
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Jaynisha Scheffer fatally shot in Chicago Lawn
Jaynisha Scheffer was shot and killed Monday night in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.Scheffer, 19, was walking with a group in the 2200 block of West 69th Street when someone rode up on a bicycle and...
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Prosecutor: Gang member Richard Magnan fatally shot friend Joel Bentley while...
Richard Magnan / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesAn accused gang member who told police he keeps a gun to protect himself from rivals accidentally shot and killed a member...
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Confusing the symptoms of Chicago’s violence with the disease
BY SCOTT SMITHOur Man In ChicagoI'm trying to understand the mayor’s mindset when he does things like this:Emanuel attended an anti-violence vigil in Roseland Monday evening where he said everyone —...
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Pregnant mother of five Jasmine Curry killed in shooting on Dan Ryan Expressway
Jasmine Curry / Submitted photoBY STEFANO ESPOSITO Chicago Sun-TimesAs traffic crawled past the blue minivan with its windows shot out Wednesday morning, Pierre Curry found himself in a horribly...
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Prosecutors: Courtney Watson fatally shot his mother's girlfriend, Andre...
Courtney Watson / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorCourtney Watson was ordered held without bond Wednesday for allegedly shooting his mother's longtime boyfriend...
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VIDEO: Father discusses the fatal shooting of Jasmine Curry on the Dan Ryan...
Jasmine Curry was fatally shot on the Dan Ryan Expressway Wednesday morning. Her father talks about the loss:
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Our deadly Chicago far beneath NBA's royalty
Police investigate a July 6 shooting / Photo by Alex WroblewskiBY RICK TELANDER Chicago Sun-Times Sports ColumnistSome things stop you in your tracks, even if you're just a sportswriter.Over the...
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Prosecutors: Davis Arna fatally shot romantic rival Maurice Woodson
Davis Arna / Photo from Cook County Sheriff's officeBY JORDAN OWEN Sun-Times MediaDavis Arna has been charged with murder more than a year after he shot romantic rival Maurice Wooden, prosecutors...
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