5-year-old girl killed, man hurt in shooting on Near West Side
The girl was sitting inside a parked car when she was hit by gunfire, according to police
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The girl was sitting inside a parked car when she was hit by gunfire, according to police
Police say a group of people were standing outside when shots were fired. The girl was inside a parked car when she was struck by gunfire.
The incident happened just before 9 a.m. on April 13 on the corner of Roosevelt and Canal Street.
An employee who works at a nearby business said the victim was crossing the street when he tripped and was struck by the rear tires of a plain white van with no markings.
Chicago police said the victim was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene.
The attacker struck on a Chicago Transit Authority Pink Line train at the Polk Street stop in the Illinois Medical District.
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The two men, ages 19 and 47, were in the alley when someone shot toward both of them, police said.
The robbers held up Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts locations, convenience stores and gas stations, in the city's downtown area, West Loop, Near West Side, and North Center neighborhood. CBS 2's Noel Brennan reports.
No one was hurt, but at least one business in the West Loop had to close for the day.
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The shooting happened near a gathering of 30 to 50 teens in the area of South Canal Street and Roosevelt Road.
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The burglars broke the front glass door of the business before entering and taking the machine containing an unknown amount of money.
Chicago police said thieves broke into a currency exchange, in the 1100 block of South Western Avenue just before 4 a.m.
Two women and a man were taken to Rush Hospital. Another woman was taken to Stroger Hospital.
Chicago police officers responded to a report of a person stabbed just before 2 a.m., in the 2200 block of West Walnut, and found the victims who suffered stab wounds.
Chicago police said the burglary happened around 2:14 a.m. at the Taqueria Del Taco in the 1600 block of Wes Ogden Avenue.
They said an unknown man used a crowbar to shatter the glass door of the restaurant before entering and took money from the register before leaving the scene.
Chicago police officers responded to the scene and found a man, 38, and a woman, 18, who were struck by gunfire.
Preliminary investigation indicated that the offender was shooting from a dark-colored sedan.
The unaged victim was exiting his car when a black sedan approached, and two unknown males got out with handguns and demanded his personal property.
The robbery happened around 10 p.m. in the 2200 block of West Monroe Street.
The incidents all happened in the 1800 block of West Maypole Avenue.
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Eight people—four men and four women—were shot around 2 p.m. Monday afternoon in the house at 3511 W. 59th St. in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
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Eight people—four men and four women—were shot around 2 p.m. Monday afternoon in the house at 3511 W. 59th St. in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
The $1,000 threshold to make retail theft a felony crime—which was set by O'Neill Burke's predecessor, Kim Foxx—will be dropping to $300, effective immediately.
Police scanner reports said the robbers took $50,000 to $90,000—as well as the driver's gun.
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According to unconfirmed police dispatch reports, the boy's mother found him dead inside the home.
