Devante Warnsby fatally shot in South Chicago
Devante Warnsby was shot to death in the South Chicago neighborhood Wednesday morning.Warnsby, 21, was walking in the 8400 block of South Essex Avenue when a gray care pulled up and a gunman inside...
View ArticleBrothers charged with murder in Belmont Cragin shooting death of Edgar Muneton
Erick Gill / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY SUN-TIMES STAFFTwo brothers have been charged with murder after prosecutors claim they chased a rival gang member out of a Belmont Cragin Dunkin' Donuts and...
View ArticleMikal Johnson fatally killed in Logan Square shooting
Mikal Johnson / Photo from TwitterMikal Malik Johnson was shot to death in the Logan Square neighborhood early Wednesday.Johnson, 24, was walking in the 2700 block of West Bloomingdale Avenue when a...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "You were just waiting for you first child to be born. He...
Larry Hardin Jr. was fatally shot March 9 in the Washington Heights neighborhood. Reader "STILL...SMH" posted this about him:Larry, you were just waiting for you first child to be born. He was born the...
View ArticleRobert Hill charged with murder in Montclare asphyxiation death of...
Robert Hill / Photo from Chicago PoliceRobert Hill has been charged with murder after Sandra Fellows was found suffocated in her Montclare home Wednesday afternoon.Police responding to a call found...
View ArticleProsecutors: Joseph Hill asked for drugs then fatally shot Devante Warnsby in...
Joseph Hill / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorJoseph Hill was ordered held without bond Friday after prosecutors said he fatally shot Devante Warnsby Wednesday...
View ArticleProsecutors: Robert Hill suffocated 56-year-old girlfriend, returned next day...
Robert Hill / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorChicago Police officers looking to tell a 56-year-old Montclare woman that her stolen car had been located instead...
View ArticleEx-Rolling Meadows star football player Mikal Johnson shot dead in Logan Square
Mikal Johnson / Photo from FacebookBY MATT McCALL Homicide Watch ChicagoMikal Johnson was excited to learn that he made the cut for a local semi-pro football team.Two days later, the former star...
View ArticleDavid Finney fatally shot in Morgan Park
David E. Finney was fatally shot during a domestic fight at his Morgan Park home late Friday, authorities said.Finney, 39, got into an argument with a male who pulled out a handgun and shot him in the...
View ArticleWEEK IN REVIEW: Five killed throughout Chicago
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorFour men were fatally shot and a 56-year-old woman was suffocated last week in Chicago.Two of the fatal shootings happened over the weekend, when at least...
View ArticleProsecutors: James Finney killed brother David Finney in fight over money at...
James Finney / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY REEMA AMIN Sun-Times MediaA Morgan Park man shot his brother to death during an argument over money at their Far South Side home late Friday, prosecutors...
View ArticleChristopher Johnson fatally shot in Park Manor
Christopher Johnson was shot and killed in the Park Manor neighborhood Saturday night.Johnson, 22, was inside a vehicle parked in the 400 block of East 72nd Street when two people walked up and one of...
View ArticleShikita Woods charged with murder in crash that killed Brent Nelson
Shikita Woods / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesShikita Woods was angry at her husband for moving out of their house after just three days of marriage and possibly...
View ArticleFamily: Slain Devante Warnsby enjoyed fixing computers
Devante Warnsby / Photo from TwitterBY MATT McCALL Homicide Watch ChicagoThe deacons at Christian Youth Missionary Baptist Church always liked when it was Devante Warnsby’s turn to read scripture,...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "At least [you are] in heaven with mother [and] father now"
Prosecutors claim James Finney fatally shot his brother, 39-year-old David Finney, during an April 10 dispute over money in their Morgan Park home. Reader "Ashley" posted this about David Finney:These...
View ArticleJennifer Ponton shot to death in Uptown
Jennifer Ponton was fatally shot in the Uptown neighborhood early Wednesday.Ponton, 24, was a passenger in a vehicle traveling in the 4500 block of North Broadway when gunfire erupted about 1:50 a.m....
View ArticleMedical examiner's office reports 100th Chicago homicide of 2015
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorA Thursday autopsy confirmed that a woman fatally shot early Wednesday in the Uptown neighborhood was the 100th homicide of 2015.Last year, the Cook County...
View ArticleProsecutors: Derrick Williams fatally shot Fabian Echevarria during Humboldt...
Derrick Williams / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY MATT McCALL Homicide Watch ChicagoDerrick Williams was ordered held on a $1 million bond Friday after prosecutors said he fatally shot Fabian Echevarria...
View ArticleHermenegil Do Viochis, 50, stabbed to death at West Town restaurant
A 50-year-old man was stabbed to death inside a West Town restaurant early Saturday.Hermenegil Do Viochis got into an argument with another 50-year-old man inside Taqueria El Taco Naco at 2640 W....
View ArticleAlexander Gonzalez charged with murder in Belmont Cragin shooting death of...
Stephon Gills / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY SUN-TIMES STAFFA third man has been charged with murder in the March shooting death of Edgar Muneton outside a Belmont Cragin Dunkin’ Donuts.Alexander...
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