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Chicago police may be one step closer to finding the person to blame for a fire in the city's Austin neighborhood that killed four people, including a child.
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Chicago police may be one step closer to finding the person to blame for a fire in the city's Austin neighborhood that killed four people, including a child.
The fire, believed to have been set intentionally, claimed the lives of four people, including a pregnant mother and her 5-year-old son.
Jaden Pointer, 19, was arrested on Friday in the 1000 block of North Mason Avenue.
Officers found the victim unresponsive with two gunshot wounds to the chest. He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Community leaders and the victim's family members will attend to honor the memories of their loved ones.
Four people, including three members of a family, died in a fire in Chicago's Austin neighborhood early Thursday morning. The fourth victim was found Friday.
The family identified the victim as Destiny Henry, who they said went back in to save her son without knowing he was already dropped from the window to escape the fire.
A deadly fire is now under investigation for arson. A woman is still unaccounted for as crews return to the badly damaged building on Friday.
Three people died after a massive early morning blaze in the city's Austin neighborhood, Chicago fire officials said.
The fire, which killed three people, is considered to be suspicious. Evidence collected at the scene with the assistance of agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has been turned over to Chicago police detectives for a criminal investigation.
Three people died and at least three others were injured in a large apartment fire that is currently under police investigation in Chicago's Austin neighborhood early Thursday morning.
Firefighters used at least eight ladders to bring residents to safety from the flames. At least five people were pulled from the burning building's windows, and others escaped by stairs or jumped from the building.
Just after 2 a.m., 140 Chicago firefighters responded to the two-alarm fire in the 5200 block of North Avenue. Firefighters used at least eight ladders to bring residents to safety from the flames.
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Police said the men were sitting in the SUV when someone walked up and shot them both in the head.
This follows the four previously reported robberies that happened since June 5.
In the past week, police say a man approached the victim, showed a gun, and demanded their property.
Police said around 11 p.m., an armed man forced entry into a home in the 1100 block of North Waller Avenue. Chicago police said the man showed his gun and then fired shots, hitting a dog inside the home.
Chicago police said the officers were responding to a call for service in a marked vehicle heading northbound on Central Avenue when they lost control of the vehicle, causing it to roll over in the street.
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The victim's relative walked across the street, confronted the offender, and returned the child to her mother.
Four vehicles were damaged, including a police SUV with front-end damage and a silver sedan with the driver's side caved in and airbags deployed.
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