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Marcus McCarty, 14, shot to death in Austin area
A 14-year-old boy was shot to death Sunday afternoon in the Austin neighborhood.Marcus McCarty was in the 1100 block of North Leclaire Avenue when two males approached and one shot him in the back at...
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WEEK IN REVIEW: 12 killed in Chicago shootings
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorTwelve people were killed in shootings throughout Chicago last week.Five of the killings happened over the weekend, when 42 other people were wounded by...
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Three charged with murder in shooting death of Martrell Ross outside Bodi...
Bianca Young / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorThree people leaning against a car outside a trendy River North nightclub sparked a dispute that left one of the...
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Joseph Lewis killed in Back of the Yards shooting
Joseph Lewis was killed in a Back of the Yards shooting that also left a teenage boy critically injured early Monday.Lewis, 23, and the 17-year-old boy were shot in the 5400 block of South Winchester...
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Services set for 9-year-old killed last week in Grand Crossing
Antonio Smith / Family photoBY JON SEIDEL Chicago Sun-TimesFuneral arrangements have been set for a 9-year-old boy found fatally shot last week in the Grand Crossing neighborhood.Chicago Police found...
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Comment of the Day: "He was a real decent brother, TOTALLY SENSELESS!"
Michael Clark, 52, was fatally shot last Thursday in the West Englewood neighborhood. Reader "disqus_HYbta5ONgj" posted this about him:I grew up w/this guy...he was a real decent brother, TOTALLY...
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Arthur Shanklin killed in Englewood shooting
Arthur Shanklin was shot to death in the Englewood neighborhood early Tuesday.Shanklin, 32, was shot in the chest in the 6700 block of South Parnell Avenue about 1:20 a.m., authorities said.Witnesses...
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Comment of the Day: "It's still hard to believe that over 24 hours ago...
Joseph Lewis was fatally shot early Monday in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. Reader "Gangster C-4" posted this about him:THUG, I WATCHED U GROW UP BRO. I"VE KNOW U AND YOUR FAMILY SINCE 1993. ME...
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Antonio Hobson killed in North Lawndale shooting
Antonio Hobson was killed in a drive-by shooting in the North Lawndale neighborhood Wednesday night.Hobson, 34, was sitting in a garage in the 1800 block of South Fairfield Avenue when a car drove past...
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Comment of the Day: "Is it that easy to blow someone away in this city...
Walter Neely was fatally shot Aug. 15 in the Bronzeville neighborhood. Reader "holmesmmd" posted this about the slaying:RIP Walter. He sounded like a good man. I live right in front of where he was...
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Caretaker Erenbira Pimentel-Hernandez stabbed to death in Albany Park...
BY JORDAN OWEN Sun-Times MediaA caretaker was stabbed to death in the Albany Park neighborhood Wednesday morning.Erenbira Pimentel-Hernandez, 38, was stabbed multiple times in a stairwell in the 4700...
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David Radford charged with murder in South Chicago shooting death of William...
David Radford / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorA second man has been charged with murder for the July shooting death of William Allen in the South Chicago...
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Murderer's Row: Slayings on 79th Street have some residents scared to go outside
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorWhen the weather is nice, Ehrick Harper likes to sit outside of the Chatham Great Choice apparel store where he works.Harper, 38, knows the store is on a...
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PHOTO GALLERY: Antonio Smith, 9, laid to rest
PHOTOS BY ALEX WROBLEWSKI For Chicago Sun-TimesAntonio Smith, 9, was fatally shot Aug. 20 in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood after he ran out of the family apartment when he was denied a...
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Darius Sept fatally shot in Morgan Park
Darius Sept was shot to death early Saturday in the Morgan Park community.Sept, 34, was shot in the abdomen in the 10900 block of South Racine Avenue about 12:30 a.m. Saturday, authorities said. Sept,...
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Marsharra Tate charged with murder in shooting death of Summer Moore
Marsharra Tate / Photo from Chicago PoliceA second man has been charged with murder in the May shooting death of Summer Moore, a mother of three killed outside a family party in the Morgan Park...
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WEEK IN REVIEW: Nine murdered throughout Chicago
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorNine people were murdered throughout Chicago last week, including two beating deaths and one fatal stabbing.Both of the beatings happened over the holiday...
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Police: Murders down 8% in August, 7.5% in 2014
Police Supt. Garry McCarthy discusses crime stats / Photo by Brian JacksonBY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorChicago Police announced Monday that August murders declined for the third...
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Johnny White killed in Back of the Yards shooting
Johnny White was fatally shot in the Back of the Yards neighborhood late Friday.White, 36, was shot in the head and thigh and police found him on a sidewalk in the 5400 block of South Damen Avenue...
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Autopsy: Victor Ramirez beaten, intentionally run over by car in Little Village
Victor Ramirez died after being beaten and run over by a car in the Little Village neighborhood early Sunday.Ramirez, 23, got into a fight in the 4100 block of West 26th Street about 5:30 a.m. Sunday,...
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