Crews battle fire at Chatham apartment complex; no injuries reported
Flames were seen shooting from the complex just after 11 p.m. in the 8000 block of South Vernon Avenue.
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Flames were seen shooting from the complex just after 11 p.m. in the 8000 block of South Vernon Avenue.
The crash happened around 3:14 a.m. in the 9000 block of South Cottage Grove in the Chatham neighborhood.
Chicago police said the driver was heading southbound in the wrong lane, struck a second car, and then continued before crashing into a building.
From State Street to Cottage Grove on 79th, there are planters, banners, and eight murals featuring Mahalia, former President Barack Obama, and others.
Chicago police said officers responded to a call of a person shot and found two men, 32 and 35, both struck by gunfire.
Both men, 32 and 35, were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
The victims were in an alley behind the 8900 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when someone shot them both, police said.
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Police said three men were near the sidewalk when they were approached by the four suspects, who pulled out handguns and fired shots.
Police said three men were near the sidewalk outside a liquor store when they were approached by the four men, who drove up in two cars, ran toward the store, and started firing.
Officers responded to a person shot and found the unidentified victim, between 18-25 years of age, with multiple gunshot wounds to the body in the rear stairway of a residential complex.
Police say the three victims were near the sidewalk when four people shot them.
Aaron Collins, 34, was charged with one felony count of aggravated battery with discharge of a firearm and one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.
Police said Aaron Collins was identified as the person who, on April 4, shot a 20-year-old woman who was working the window in the 8700 block of South Lafayette Avenue.
Donnell Payne, 35, of Chicago, was arrested and charged with one felony count of attempted first-degree murder, one felony count of aggravated battery with discharge of a firearm, and one felony count of aggravated battery to a peace officer.
Dontrell Anderson was arrested in Wisconsin and extradited to Chicago.
Sidney Cassell was 29 years old. He had five siblings – three brothers and two sisters. He was shot and killed while on the job in the Chatham neighborhood on Thursday. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The victim was shot in the face and twice in his lower body.
The windows on the top floor were busted out, and firefighters could be seen working inside.
A neighbor said the people who live in the unit where he believes the fire began were not home at the time.
Three victims were hospitalized in serious condition, seven were in fair condition, and three were in good condition.
Jeremy Cummings, 38, of Evanston, was charged with one count of first-degree murder in the incident this past Wednesday in Chatham.
The owner of the business said the lone burglar gained entry into the business by breaking the glass on the rear door on the 83rd Street side of the building.
The victim was pronounced dead on the scene, while the shooter escaped. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
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