16-year-old DeJaun Pitchford fatally shot on his own block in Chatham
DeJaun Pitchford was on the block where he lived in Chatham early Sunday when the 16-year-old was killed and another teenager injured in a shooting, police said.The teens were standing on the sidewalk...
View ArticleWEEK IN REVIEW: At least 10 killed in Chicago homicides last week, but number...
By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times WireAt least 10 people were homicide victims in Chicago last week, including a 66-year-old man fatally struck by a vehicle as the driver was speeding away from a traffic...
View ArticleTyris Jackson fatally shot while walking near his Kenwood home
Tyris R. Jackson was shot to death while walking in Kenwood on Monday night.Jackson, 35, was walking in the 4900 block of South Drexel about 8:30 p.m. when a white SUV approached and the front...
View ArticleKevin Nichols was standing on porch when he was shot to death in Austiin
Kevin Nichols was shot to death while standing on a porch in Austin on Monday night.Nichols, 25, was standing on a porch with a female in the 400 block of North Lawler about 9:35 p.m., when another...
View Article51-year-old Lloyd White found beaten and stabbed to death in basement in...
Chicago Police have opened a homicide investigation after Lloyd A. White was found dead with blunt force head trauma in an Avondale basement Monday morning.About 11 a.m., the 51-year-old White was...
View ArticleMan killed in East Garfield Park shooting identified as 34-year-old Calvin...
A man killed in a shooting that left another man wounded early Saturday in East Garfield Park has been identified as Calvin McConnell.The victims, ages 34 and 28, were parked in a vehicle in the 2900...
View ArticleWesley Kelly dies one day after being shot in head in Greater Grand Crossing
Wesley Kelly died Friday, one day after the 25-year-old was shot while riding in a vehicle in Greater Grand Crossing.Kelly was the backseat passenger in a vehicle heading west on 67th Street near...
View Article16-year-old Marcus Weathers killed, woman and teen injured in North Lawndale...
Sixteen-year-old Marcus Weathers was killed, and two other people, including a 14-year-old girl, were wounded in a drive-by shooting late Tuesday in North Lawndale.Weathers was standing on a front...
View ArticleNo bond for man charged with fatally beating his girlfriend, Frankie Smith,...
By RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesPhil Jones | Chicago Police A Near West Side man was ordered held without bond Wednesday for allegedly beating his girlfriend, Frankie Smith, to death and leaving...
View ArticleOrlando Cameron killed, woman injured in shooting in Belmont Cragin
Orlando Cameron was killed and woman wounded in Belmont Cragin on Tuesday afternoon.About 4:47 p.m., the 18-year-old Calderon and 21-year-old woman were shot in the 6100 block of West Fullerton,...
View ArticleDaniel Guerra killed, two men wounded in shooting during fight in Belmont Cragin
Daniel Guerra was killed and two other people were injured in a shooting Wednesday evening in Belmont Cragin on the Northwest Side.About 5:30 p.m., three men got into a fight with another person, who...
View ArticleJimmy Tripp dies after being shot multiple times in Englewood
Nineteen-year-old Jimmy Tripp was shot to death in Englewood on Wednesday night.About 9:45 p.m., Tripp was in the 800 block of West 68th Street when someone walked up and shot him several times before...
View ArticleDan Rance fatally shot on the block where he lived in Austin
Dan Rance was shot and killed late Wednesday in Austin.The 23-year-old Rance was outside about 11:35 p.m. in the 700 block of North Long when someone walked up and opened fire, police and the Cook...
View Article60-year-old Ira Washington found fatally shot in building in South Shore
Ira Washington was found dead in the hallway of a building on the block where he lived in South Shore on Wednesday, and an autopsy showed the 60-year-old died of a gunshot wound to the head. Washington...
View ArticleVuan Evans killed and two other men injured when shots fired in South Shore
Vuan Evans was killed and two other men were injured in a shooting Wednesday morning in South Shore.Just after 9 a.m., the three men were standing outside in the 2600 block of East 74th Place when...
View ArticleOne of two men killed in Uptown shooting identified as Robert Anderson
Robert Anderson was one of two men killed in a shooting early Wednesday in Uptown.The attack happened at 2:17 a.m. in the 5000 block of North Winthrop, Chicago Police said.Anderson, 34, of the 7900...
View ArticleClaudia Mister fatally shot in Morgan Park
Claudia Mister was fatally shot early Thursday in Morgan Park.The 28-year-old Mister was outside about 2:45 a.m. in the 1600 block of West 115th Place when someone walked up and shot her in the torso,...
View ArticleTwo men charged with fatal shootings of Robert Anderson and second man in Uptown
Two men have been charged with shooting Robert Anderson and another man to death early Wednesday in Uptown.Michael Laster | Chicago Police The attack happened at 2:17 a.m. when 28-year-old Michael...
View ArticlePolice release surveillance photos of man who fatally shot Claudia Mister in...
Chicago Police have released surveillance photos of a suspect who fatally shot 28-year-old Claudia Mister early Thursday in Morgan Park.Surveillance photo of the suspect in a fatal shooting early...
View ArticleCraig Bannister dies three days after being shot in East Garfield Park
Craig Bannister died Wednesday afternoon of injuries he suffered in an East Garfield Park shooting that left another man wounded early Sunday.The two men, 28 and 30, were standing outside about 4 a.m....
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