Man killed while inside car in drive-by shooting in Austin neighborhood
The victim was taken to Mt Sinai Hospital in critical condition with multiple gunshots throughout the body and later died.
Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Originally from the Austin community on Chicago's West Side, Jeramie got his start in journalism while working for the 5th Avenue Journal at Triton College. Later, he went on to become a freelancer for the Austin Weekly Newspaper and OakPark.com. He started as an intern at CBS 2 Chicago in 2017 and returned as a per diem turned full-time web producer in 2021.
The victim was taken to Mt Sinai Hospital in critical condition with multiple gunshots throughout the body and later died.
The Aurora Police Department said that on Thursday, Oct. 3, just before 6 p.m., police and fire crews arrived at the intersection of East New York Street and West Park Place for a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash.
The incident happened just after 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 30 in the 11800 block of South Indiana Avenue.
Chicago police said just after 10 p.m., she was standing on the sidewalk in the 11600 block of South Racine Avenue when someone in the area fired shots – hitting her in both legs.
Jesus Pena Jr., 33, was arrested on Monday and charged with one felony count of first-degree murder and two felony counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm.
A 56-year-old man was found lying next to a bicycle in the southbound lanes of South Larkin Avenue.
The ages of the victims range from 16 to 42.
A victim reported the theft of his 1995 Regal Valanti boat, stolen from a business in the 26900 block of West Grass Lake Road in Unincorporated Antioch.
Carmelo Aviles, 40, was arrested and charged with one felony count of first-degree murder and four felony counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm.
Police said a male pedestrian was struck while walking on the street by a possible Nissan Maxima that continued northbound on South Homan Avenue.
Chicago police said the victim, a 24-year-old man, was in a fight with another person who pulled out a gun and shot in his direction.
The suspect, described as a white male between 5-feet-7 and 5-feet-9, walked into the store and approached the clerk with a knife.
Chicago police said the victim was standing outside when an SUV approached, and an unknown male got out, displayed a firearm, and demanded the victim's property.
The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition with a stab wound to the back.
Evidence markers were placed on the sidewalk where the victim, only described as a male, was walking along with a car with shot-out windows.