Arnold Dearies shot to death in Englewood
Arnold Dearies was killed in a drive-by shooting Monday night in the Englewood neighborhood.Dearies, 26, was in the 7100 block of South Green Street when a white car drove past and someone inside...
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Damion Bryant was fatally shot July 11 in the Austin neighborhood. Reader "Matt Rega" posted this about him:Wooooow!!!! My brother from another mother. My favorite customer. My heart goes out to his...
View ArticleFriends: Arnold Dearies would 'give you the shirt off his back'
Arnold Dearies memorial / Photo by Michael LansuBY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorArnold Dearies was a well dressed man who would literally give people the shirt off his back, friends...
View ArticleJulio Perkins fatally shot in West Pullman
Julio Perkins was fatally shot in the head early Tuesday in the West Pullman neighborhood.Perkins, 30, was shot outside his home in the 11600 block of South Stewart Avenue about 2 a.m., authorities...
View ArticleDevonte Carthan, 17, fatally shot in Burnside
Devonte Carthan was shot to death in the Burnside neighborhood Tuesday night.Carthan, 17, was riding a bicycle in the in the 9200 block of South Dobson Avenue when a silver car drove up and someone...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "He helped a lot people and had become a positive...
Joel Bentley was fatally shot July 5 in a Clearing neighborhood parking lot. Reader "LaShanda" posted this about him:Joel was a man who's life was deserving of a better summary than all the stories...
View ArticleJulio Lopez charged for allegedly fleeing crash that killed Latasha Amos
BY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesA West Side man was ordered held in lieu of $75,000 bond Wednesday for allegedly running over and killing a woman with his sister’s SUV before fleeing the scene of...
View ArticleFather of slain teen Jabari Scurlock says 'Chicago is no place for a child...
Jabari Scurlock / Family photoBY ANGELIQUE WHITE Homicide Watch ChicagoJabari "Snoop" Scurlock wanted to become a brain surgeon if he didn't make it to the NBA.Jabari, 16, was shot in the back about...
View ArticleMother: Slain father Kashif Tillis 'had dreams of owning his own trucking...
BY EMILY BROSIOUS AND ANGELIQUE WHITE Homicide Watch ChicagoAs a child, Kashif Tillis' love of western movies earned him the nickname “Chiefy,” his mother said.Tillis, 29, was fatally shot as he sat in...
View ArticleGang order to shooter: ‘Wet that T-shirt up’
Denzel Burke / Photo from Racine County (Wis.) Sheriff's officeBY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesWhen 15-year-old Denzel Burke received an order from an older Conservative Vice Lord to shoot at a...
View ArticleLaDarryl Walters fatally shot in South Shore
LaDarryl Walters was shot to death Thursday night in the South Shore neighborhood.Walters, 23, was shot in the head and chest in the 7600 block of South Coles Avenue about 9:20 p.m. Thursday,...
View ArticleShaquise Buckner, 16, shot dead in West Englewood
A 16-year-old girl was killed in a drive-by shooting in the West Englewood neighborhood that also left a man wounded early Saturday.Shaquise Buckner and the 20-year-old man were shot in the 7200 block...
View ArticleWalter Neely fatally shot in Bronzeville
Walter Neely was fatally shot about a block from Chicago Police Headquarters Friday night in the Bronzeville neighborhood.Somebody walked up to Neely in the 3400 block of South Indiana Avenue and shot...
View ArticleJason Seballos, Damian Rodriguez killed in Logan Square shooting
Damian Rodriguez and 16-year-old Jason Seballos were killed in Logan Square shooting that left another man wounded Saturday night.The three were inside a vehicle in the 2300 block of North Springfield...
View ArticleKardeon Glover fatally shot in Humboldt Park area
Kardeon Glover was shot to death early Sunday in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.Police responding to a call of a person shot in the 900 block of North Karlov Avenue found Glover shot in the head on the...
View ArticlePolice: Two killed in domestic shooting in Roseland
James Sterling fatally shot his wife and wounded her sister before turning the gun on himself late Sunday during a domestic shooting in the Roseland community, authorities said.Sterling got into an...
View ArticleWEEK IN REVIEW: 11 killed throughout Chicago
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorEleven people were shot to death in homicides throughout Chicago last week.Seven of the killings happened over the weekend, when 29 other people were shot...
View ArticleGabriel Johnson charged with reckless homicide in crash that killed Wally Flex
Gabriel Johnson / Photo from Cook County Sheriff's officeBY BRIAN SLODYSKO Chicago Sun-TimesTwo men were ordered held on $1 million bond each Sunday for their roles in a police chase that ended in a...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "We went to Simeon together back in the day"
Martrell Ross was fatally shot this month outside a River North nightclub. Reader Dedric Wilson posted this about him:Dam, that was my homie. We went to simeon together back in the day, smdh... R.I.H....
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