Glenn Houston Jr. killed in Chatham shooting
Glenn Houston Jr. was fatally shot in the Chatham neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.Houston, 23, was inside a store in the 400 block of East 79th Street when a gunman walked inside and opened fire about...
View ArticleAbraham Cooper fatally shot in Austin community
Abraham Cooper was fatally shot in the Austin neighborhood Tuesday night.Cooper, 19, was shot in the chest and shoulder in the 400 block of North Lawler Avenue about 7:50 p.m., authorities said....
View ArticleHakizimana Scott, 38, found shot to death in Austin
A 38-year-old man was found shot to death in the Austin neighborhood Tuesday night.Police found Hakizimana Scott shot in the head in the driver's seat of a vehicle parked in the 1100 block of North...
View ArticleMarrecus Garrett dies from Chicago Lawn shooting
Marrecus Garrett has died after being shot in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood this month.Garrett, 34, was shot multiple times about 8:45 a.m. Dec. 10 in the 6800 block of South Talman Avenue, police...
View ArticleBoy, 14, among five charged with murder in Chicago Lawn home invasion
Quinton Washington / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesAn 18-year-old man killed in a deadly home invasion on the Southwest Side was targeted because the group who attacked...
View ArticleTrevon Williams found shot dead in Auburn Gresham
Trevon Williams was fatally shot in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood Tuesday night.Williams, 20, was shot in the chest and police found him inside a building in the 7800 block of South Lowe Avenue about...
View ArticleDennis Jones, 52, killed in North Lawndale domestic shooting
A 52-year-old man was killed in a Christmas Day domestic shooting that left another man wounded in the North Lawndale community.Dennis Jones was and a 42-year-old man were shot in the 1900 block of...
View ArticleDavid Drayton fatally shot Grand Boulevard
David Drayton was fatally shot in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood Friday afternoon.Drayton, 23, was shot multiple times in the 300 block of East 47th Street about 2:45 p.m. Friday, authorities said....
View ArticleTyler Ellis, 15, dies from Altgeld Gardens shooting
Tyler Ellis / Family photoBY BECKY SCHLIKERMAN AND REEMA AMINA Chicago Sun-TimesIt started as a fist fight.But it was settled with a gun.And ten days after Tyler Ellis was shot in the head in Altgeld...
View ArticleChicago's 2014 murder total on track for another low, but shootings rise
July 18 shooting in the 400 block of East 45th Place / Photo by Alex WroblewskiBY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorChicago could record its lowest murder total in nearly five decades for the...
View ArticleDanial Zaffar shot to death in West Ridge
Danial Zaffar was fatally shot in the West Ridge neighborhood early Saturday.Police found Zaffar shot in the head in an alley in the 5700 block of North Campbell Avenue about 5 a.m. Saturday,...
View ArticleJames Bradley fatally shot in Austin
James D. Bradley was fatally shot in the Austin neighborhood Sunday morning.Bradley, 34, was driving in the 900 block of North Lockwood Avenue when someone opened fire about 5:30 a.m. Sunday,...
View ArticleDominic Delk killed in Greater Grand Crossing shooting
Dominic Delk was shot to death in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood Saturday night.Delk, 25, was shot in the head during a drive-by shooting in the 1500 block of East 73rd Place about 8:35 p.m....
View ArticleTwo men killed in Back of the Yards shooting
Two men were killed in a Back of the Yards shooting that left another person wounded Sunday night.The three were shot during a drive-by shooting in the 5000 block of South May Street about 3:40 p.m.,...
View ArticleMarcae Rogers, Terrell Monroe charged with murder in Grand Boulevard shooting...
Marcae Rogers / Photo from Chicago PoliceTwo men have been charged with murder in the Friday afternoon killing of David Drayton in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood.Drayton, 23, was shot multiple times...
View ArticleReginald Jones fatally shot at Avalon Park tire shop
Reginald Jones / Family photoBY KIM JANSSEN Chicago Sun-TimesA man fatally wounded on New Year’s Eve at a South Side tire shop was a gregarious, churchgoing devoted father of three, relatives said...
View ArticleRandy James, 39, killed in Austin shooting
Randy James was fatally shot in the Austin neighborhood early Saturday in the city's first slaying of 2015.James, 39, was standing on a sidewalk in the 5000 block of West Superior Street when he was...
View ArticleWEEK IN REVIEW: Two shot dead on West, South Side
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorTwo men were shot to death in Chicago last week in the final killing of 2014 and the first slaying in the new year.The most recent killing happened when...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "I can't imagine somebody doing this to him at all"
Timothy W. Quirk, 51, was fatally stabbed during an argument in the West Ridge neighborhood. Reader Suzanne Andersen posted this about him:I went to school with and grew up with Tim Quirk. He was...
View ArticleLarry Edwards killed in Chatham shooting
Larry Edwards was fatally shot in the Chatham neighborhood late Monday.Edwards, 24, was sitting in a parked car in the 9300 block of South Burnside Avenue when a group exited an alley and at least one...
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