WEEK IN REVIEW: Eight killed in citywide violence
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorAt least eight people were killed by violence throughout Chicago last week.Four of the victims were shot dead over the weekend, when at least 29 other...
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Cliffon Johnson / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorA parolee was held without bond Monday after prosecutors claim he fatally shot a 39-year-old man on a Back of...
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Joshua Grayer / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorA West Side man who was free on bond while awaiting trial on a sexual assault charge was behind bars Monday after...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "My pain running deeper then [an] ocean"
Stanley Bobo, 18, was fatally shot last week in the West Englewood neighborhood. Reader Letoya Brown posted this about him:I love you baby brother My pain running deeper then a ocean Tears
View ArticleDavid Morgan, 36, fatally shot in Pilsen
David Morgan was shot to death Sunday night in the Pilsen neighborhood.Morgan, 36, was shot in the back of the head in the 2100 block of West 18th Street about 9:30 p.m. Sunday, authorities said....
View ArticleOwen Spears killed in Humboldt Park shooting
Owen C. Spears was fatally shot in the Humboldt Park neighborhood Monday afternoon.Spears, 22, was shot several times in the abdomen area in the 700 block of North Trumbull Avenue about 4:30 p.m....
View ArticleDarryl Owens Jr., 34, shot to death in Chatham
Darryl Owens Jr. was fatally shot in the Chatham neighborhood Monday evening.Owens, 34, was walking on a sidewalk in the 800 block of East 87th Street when a gunman emerged from a gangway and shot him...
View ArticleBobby Moore fatally shot in South Chicago community
Bobby Moore was killed in a South Chicago neighborhood shooting Monday night.Moore, 25, was shot in the chest and neck in the 8300 block of South Kingston Avenue about 7:40 p.m. Monday, authorities...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "[It's] so sad he fought for his country and who would...
Tepete Davis, 42, was fatally shot last week during an armed robbery in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. Reader "Sonya S" posted this about him:So sad, i grow up with Tepete he was such a kind and good...
View ArticleOduro Yeboah killed in Uptown shooting
Oduro Yeboah was killed in a Monday afternoon shooting in the Uptown neighborhood.Yeboah, 22, was driving in the 4700 block of North Clarendon Avenue when three people who were walking nearby...
View ArticlePierre Peters, 41, shot to death in Austin home
A 41-year-old man was fatally shot inside his Austin neighborhood home Wednesday afternoon.Pierre Peters was shot in the back inside his home in the 0 - 100 block of North Lorel Avenue about 2:35 p.m.,...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "I am so [glad] Police caught this clown who killed my...
Charles Wright, 39, was fatally shot in the Back of the Yards neighborhood last Friday. Reader "jaylon1rhyme" posted this about the killing:I am so [glad] Police caught this clown who killed my Little...
View ArticleANALYSIS: More murders than normal on recent Halloweens
BY WILL HAGER For Homicide Watch ChicagoAfter an increase in gun violence over the recent Fourth of July and Labor Day holiday weekends, should Chicago residents expect another surge in violence with...
View ArticleThomas Sanchez, 53, found stabbed to death in Pullman
Police found a 53-year-old man stabbed to death inside a Pullman home Wednesday evening.Police went to the residence in the 600 block of East 111th Street to perform a well-being check and found Thomas...
View ArticleIan Armstrong charged with murder in Kenwood shooting death of Gregory Dixon
Ian Armstrong / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorA Rogers Park man has been charged with murder for a fatal 2013 Memorial Day weekend shooting in the Kenwood...
View ArticleMan paroled for 1993 murder now charged in Pullman stabbing death
Christian Williams / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorA 48-year-old Pullman man free on parole for a 1993 slaying has been charged with murder again after police...
View ArticlePolice: 33 October murders tied for fewest since 1965
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorChicago Police reported a 6 percent decrease in murder through the first 10 months of 2014 compared to the same time period last year.The 33 October...
View ArticleChang Z. Qui killed in attempted robbery at Austin restaurant
Scene where Chang Z. Qui was fatally shot / Photo from NVPA Chinese restaurant employee was shot to death during an attempted robbery Friday night in the Austin neighborhood.A gunman entered the See...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man on parole for 1993 murder held without bond in Pullman stabbing...
Christian Williams / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY TINA SFONDELES Chicago Sun-TimesA 48-year-old Pullman man free on parole for a 1993 fatal stabbing was ordered held without bond Saturday after...
View ArticleRayvon Little killed in Englewood shooting
Rayvon Little was killed in an Englewood neighborhood shooting that also left another man wounded Saturday night.Little, 20, was standing in the 6700 block of South Morgan Street with a 19-year-old man...
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