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Man robbed, stabbed on CTA bus in Austin
Police said a 27-year-old man got into an argument with another passenger while riding a CTA bus around 10:20 p.m. in the 300 block of North Cicero Avenue.
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Police said a 27-year-old man got into an argument with another passenger while riding a CTA bus around 10:20 p.m. in the 300 block of North Cicero Avenue.
The incident happened on Saturday, July 6, at around 1:30 a.m. in the 5000 block of West Jackson Boulevard in the South Austin neighborhood.
Chicago police said the men, 40 and 24, were outside when they were both shot at by someone traveling in a vehicle.
The two men, 40 and 24, were outside when they were both shot at by someone traveling in a vehicle, police said.
Chicago police said just before 11 p.m., a man, 46, and a woman, 39, were fighting in the 5400 block of West Congress Parkway in the Austin neighborhood when two other men approached and battered the man.
The man was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died.
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A source familiar with the investigation said the victim is the brother of the woman who was carjacked.
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Chicago police said just before 2 a.m., officers responded to the 5100 block of West Fullerton Avenue and found the victim, who was stabbed in the neck and the stomach.
The shooting happened around 9:45 p.m. in the 5100 block of West North Avenue.
Kameron Freeman, 29, was arrested on Thursday and charged with one felony count of murder and one felony count of armed robbery with a firearm.
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Late Friday, no one was in custody. Detectives were investigating.
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A woman who had been onboard said the boat was a rented charter, and things started going wrong as they were pulling back into the harbor.
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This was the major-league worst White Sox' 12th straight loss.
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Late Friday, no one was in custody. Detectives were investigating.
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