4 Killed, 39 Wounded In Weekend Shootings Across Chicago
The latest homicide happened Sunday evening in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side, according to Chicago Police.
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The latest homicide happened Sunday evening in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side, according to Chicago Police.
A woman wearing a purple headscarf robbed a bank Thursday afternoon in south suburban Riverdale.
The latest fatal shooting happened in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
The Chicago Fire Department said the worker fell from the steel superstructure of a building near 138th Street and Park Avenue, onto The roof of another section of the building, about 25 feet below.
Officers responded to a shooting in the 5500 block of Claude Avenue in Hammond at 11:22 p.m. and found a 25-year-old man with a gunshot wound, according to a statement from Hammond Police Lt. Richard Hoyda.
The male, whose age was not known, was shot in the right leg about 11 p.m. in the 13000 block of South Ellis, according to preliminary information from Chicago Police.
State Police say they have been able to identify three of the four bodies found stored in a Riverdale garage last fall and now they're asking for help to identify the fourth.
Howard Walker, 64, went outside his home in the 14200 block of South Tracy Avenue around 5 a.m. to warm up his car for his wife, when he was confronted by at least one armed attacker. Walker also was armed, and pulled out his weapon, exchanging gunfire with the attacker.
The most recent shooting occurred in the Austin neighborhood. About 5 a.m., a male — whose age was known — was shot in the leg in the 5400 block of West Adams, police News Affairs Officer Ana Pacheco said, citing preliminary information. Further details were not available Friday morning.
A 35-year-old man was standing on a porch in the 13200 block of South Ellis Avenue at 8:55 p.m. when four males got out of a tan car and opened fire, according to Chicago Police.
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About 9:40 p.m., the 20-year-old was shot in the nose and ear in the 900 block of East 130th Street, police said.
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Activist priest Rev. Michael Pfleger has taken his battle against illegal guns to court. He has sued three suburbs, claiming they haven't kept a close enough eye on gun shops.
There was a protest and a counter-protest today outside a Riverdale gun shop that's been the focus of anti-gun violence protesters for years.
A fire truck on its way back from a call on the city's far southeast side Tuesday night became stuck in a sinkhole.
The men were in the 13200 block of South Forrestville Avenue about 3 p.m. when several males walked up and one of them fired several shots, police News Affairs Officer Bari Lemmon said.
The porch collapsed at a single-family home in the 13200 block of South Forrestville Avenue at 9:30 a.m., according to Fire Media Affairs.
A 16-year-old boy was wounded in the most recent shooting in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side. A gray or silver truck pulled up near the boy in the 1100 block of East 72nd Street, and a male inside fired shots.
Natassia Pettis, 32, was charged was with first-degree murder in connection with the stabbing of 19-year-old Keianna Paul during a family gathering in the 14100 block of South Dearborn, said Riverdale Deputy Chief Rocky Graziano.
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Police found Rashad Oliver, 14, lying in the street last month, with a gunshot to the head.
On Sunday, 14-year-old Rashad Oliver, was found with a gunshot wound to the head in the 14300 block of South Dearborn Street.
Mount Prospect police said 11 teenage boys, one 16 and the others 17, were charged with felonies, including aggravated battery, criminal damage to property, and mob action.
Daniel Garcia, 52, of Schaumburg, was charged with a felony count of involuntary manslaughter.
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The boy was shot multiple times in his lower body inside a home.
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The boy was shot multiple times in his lower body inside a home.
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