Seadl Commings fatally shot in East Garfield Park area
Seadl Commings was fatally shot Monday night in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.Police found Commings, 27, in the street with a gunshot wound to the chest in the 800 block of South Central Park...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "You balling in heaven now"
Jabari Scurlock, 16, was fatally shot this month in the West Englewood neighborhood. Reader "adonis" posted this about him:We miss you snoop g rest easy you balling in heaven now
View ArticleJoel Wade killed in Auburn Gresham shooting
Joel Wade was killed in an Auburn Gresham shooting that left two other people wounded Monday night.Wade, 20, was on a sidewalk in the 7800 block of South Winchester Avenue with a 26-year-old man and...
View ArticleAuthorities: Elderly couple killed in Bridgeport murder-suicide
Chen Su, 84, shot his elderly wife then turned the gun on himself in what police called a "domestic-related murder-suicide" Tuesday night in the Bridgeport neighborhood, authorities said.The Su's...
View ArticleDorval Jenkins killed in South Deering shooting
Dorval Jenkins was killed in a South Deering area shooting that left two other people wounded Tuesday night.Jenkins, 19, was standing outside with an 18-year-old man and 17-year-old girl in the 9900...
View ArticleAndre Ford dies in custody awaiting trial for alleged murder of 8-year-old...
Andre Ford / Photo from Cook County Sheriff's officeBY JORDAN OWEN Sun-Times MediaA man charged with murder in the 2013 death of his 8-year-old daughter died of an apparent heart attack Tuesday at the...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "It is a [tragedy] that his life was taken from him"
Arnold Dearies, 26, was fatally shot this month in the Englewood neighborhood. Reader "Rose" posted this about him:Dearies was well loved by everyone I feel he is a fine young man always respectable it...
View ArticleFriend: Slain teen Devonte Carthan 'wanted to get out of the neighborhood'
Devonte Carthan / Photo from TwitterBY KALEY FOWLER Homicide Watch ChicagoHigh school student Devonte Carthan always “made sure he got his grades right” and hoped to use college as a way out of the...
View ArticleAntonio Smith, 9, killed in Greater Grand Crossing shooting
Antonio Smith / Photo from NBC5 ChicagoBY JON SEIDEL AND MITCH DUDEK Chicago Sun-TimesAntonio Smith wanted a cupcake.He’d called his mom while she was on her way home from work, asking to have one.She...
View ArticleJadon Johnson fatally shot in Riverdale community
Jadon Johnson was fatally shot early Thursday in the Riverdale neighborhood.Johnson, 21, was shot while sitting in a parked vehile in the 13300 block of South Indiana about 12:10 a.m., authorities...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "He always asked me if I needed help and especially with...
Antonio Smith, 9, was fatally shot Wednesday night in the Greater Grand Crossing community. Reader Kina Ward posted this about him:This is such a tragedy. Antonio Smith was a sweet young man with a...
View ArticleLaDonna Curry, Audreianna McNeil charged with murder in 2013 shooting death...
John AtkinsBY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesA popular night club promoter’s lover and her best friend lured him to a Far South Side home where he was robbed and murdered last year, prosecutors said...
View ArticleFamily: Artist Walter Neely fatally shot during rare night out
Walter Neely / Photo from InstagramBY ANGELIQUE WHITE Homicide Watch ChicagoWalter Neely was an artist who often drew pictures about the violence in Chicago.Neely, 25, became a victim of the violence...
View ArticleMichael Clark, 52, fatally shot in West Englewood
Michael Clark was killed in a West Englewood neighborhood shooting that left another man wounded late Thursday.Clark, 52, and a 23-year-old man were standing on a sidewalk in the 7200 block of South...
View ArticleTyrell Birmingham charged with murder in Austin shooting death of Damion Bryant
Tyrell Birmingham / Photo from Cook County Sheriff's officeBY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorTyrell Birmingham was denied bond Saturday for allegedly opening fire on a group of people...
View ArticleAndre Byrd fatally shot during Austin party
Andre Byrd was killed in an Austin community shooting that left two other men wounded early Sunday.The men were at a backyard party in the 5000 block of West Potomac Avenue when someone came out of an...
View ArticleThree charged in murder of rapper Leonard "L'A Capone" Anderson
BY BRIAN SLODYSKO Chicago Sun-TimesThree people have been charged with murder in the September 2013 shooting death of Chicago rapper Leonard “L’A Capone” Anderson outside a South Side recording studio....
View ArticleJames McCoy killed in shooting at Auburn Gresham lounge
James McCoy was killed and three other men were wounded during a shooting at an Auburn Gresham lounge early Sunday.The men were inside a lounge in the 8300 block of South Halsted Street when somebody...
View ArticleQuentin Graham fatally shot in Back of the Yards
Quentin Graham was shot to death early Sunday in the Back of the Yards community.Graham, 40, was sitting on a porch in the 800 block of West 50th Place when a light-colored vehicle pulled up about 2:45...
View ArticleVictor Martinon, 16, killed in Little Village shooting
A 16-year-old boy was shot to death Sunday morning in the Little Village neighborhood.Victor Martinon was talking to friends on a sidewalk in the 2200 block of South Marshall Boulevard when two people...
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