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Christopher Garcia charged with murder in South Shore shooting of Derrick...
Christopher Garcia / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesA 26-year-old felon charged in the murder of a rival allegedly admitted to police that he came to victim’s South Side...
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Comment of the Day: "He was a good man he was a good husband to his [wife]"
Randy James, 39, was fatally shot Jan. 3 in the Austin community. Reader "angelique" posted this about him:I knew this man he was a good man he was a good husband to his wifey i really hate that this...
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Darriel Woods, 40, killed in Back of the Yards shooting
Darriel Woods was killed in a Back of the Yards neighborhood shooting that left another man wounded Wednesday night.Woods, 40, was in the 5000 block of South Racine Avenue when a gunman exited a...
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Prosecutors: Dantis Porter beat 1-year-old Johnny Kimble to death in Englewood
Dantis Porter / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesDantis Porter brutally beat his girlfriend’s one-year-old son so severely, part of the toddler’s skull broke off in the...
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Anfernee Durant fatally shot in Greater Grand Crossing
Anfernee Durant was fatally shot in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood Friday night.Durant, 19, was shot multiple times during a drive-by shooting in the 7800 block of South Vincennes Avenue about...
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Tyree Harris killed in Chicago Lawn shooting
Tyree D. Harris was shot to death in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood Friday night.Harris, 18, was standing outside in the 6800 block of South Western Avenue when a gunman walked up and shot him in the...
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Arturo Olivera fatally shot in West Garfield Park
A north suburban man was shot to death in the West Garfield Park neighborhood early Saturday.Police found Arturo Olivera inside a vehicle near North Kenton and West End avenues about 2 a.m. Saturday,...
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WEEK IN REVIEW: Seven shot dead throughout Chicago
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch ChicagoSeven men were shot to death throughout Chicago last week.Three of the killing happened over the weekend, when at least 23 other people were wounded by...
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Comment of the Day: "I know it really hurts that you lost your best friend,...
Authorities claimed James Gonnigan accidentally shot and killed his friend Marsalis Holman in their North Lawndale home on Jan. 4. Reader Tilden 2007 posted this about the killing:I am really sorry...
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Prosecutors: Charles Johnson fatally shot Lydell Lynch at South Shore party
Charles Johnson / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY REEMA AMIN Sun-Times MediaCharles L. Johnson was denied bond Tuesday after prosecutors said he fled to Iowa after fatally shooting Lydell Lynch inside a...
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Comment of the Day: "I hope the young man that survived can identify that...
Joe Bennett and Corie Williams were fatally shot Jan. 5 in a South Shore shooting that also left a teenage boy wounded. Reader "Missy" posted this about the killings:I hope the young man that survived...
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Angelo Porter fatally shot in Grand Boulevard
Angelo Porter was fatally shot in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.Porter, 23, was walking in the 600 block of East 51st Street when a gunman approached from behind and shot him in...
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ANALYSIS: 75 to 80 percent of Chicago murders happened outdoors since 2001
BY KENNY NGUYEN Homicide Watch ChicagoWhile Chicago has seen a steady decline in murders since the turn of the century, where those killings happen have remained relatively unchanged.Chicago Police...
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Comment of the Day: "I am outraged at what has become OK in the eyes of...
Scott Diase, 15, was charged with murder in the Jan. 17 shooting death of 18-year-old Bernard Pippen in the Auburn Gresham community. Reader "Pissed off" posted this about the killing:This young man...
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Sister: Slain teen Jose Hernandez worked to help family, friends
Jose Hernandez / Family photoBY CHANTELLE NAVARRO Homicide Watch ChicagoWhen Jose Hernandez Jr. wasn't in school, he was working as a forklift operator to support his parents, family said.Police found...
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Comment of the Day: "Laws are broken by criminals, and the punishment is a joke"
Tyrese Bell allegedly fatally shot 51-year-old cab driver Chinedu Madu during a Jan. 8 robbery in the North Lawndale neighborhood, prosecutors said. Bell was on probation for a previous conviction at...
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Alexander Villafane, 39, dies after Little Village shooting
Alexander Villafane died after being shot Sunday in the Little Village neighborhood.Villafane, 39, was standing next to a vehicle in the 3500 block of West 24th Street when a minivan drove past and...
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Mayron Collier killed in West Pullman shooting
Mayron Collier was killed in a West Pullman shooting that left another man critically wounded early Thursday.Collier, 24, and the other man were both shot in the head near East 119th Street and South...
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Israel Pena fatally shot in Bridgeport
A Rockford man was shot to death early Thursday in the Bridgeport neighborhood.Police found 20-year-old Israel C. Pena on the ground in the 1200 block of West 32nd Street about 3 a.m. Thursday,...
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Prosecutors: Willie Mims used stolen van in Englewood drive-by that killed...
Willie Mims / Photo from Cook County Sheriff's officeBY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorA man already in jail awaiting trial for possession of a stolen vehicle has now been charged with...
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