Driver, 2 bystanders shot by group in Austin neighborhood
The shooting happened just after 12:30 a.m. in the 5000 block of West Madison Street.
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The shooting happened just after 12:30 a.m. in the 5000 block of West Madison Street.
Chicago police said several men got out of a white sedan and began shooting at a car.
Police said the same man was driving near the park on Wednesday but didn't make contact with any of the victims.
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.
The man was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died.
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.
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Many residents had several feet of water in their basements, and some were still waiting for help nearly a year later. As CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports. some contractors have also now stepped in to do the work for free.
Chicago police said around 1 a.m., the victim was walking on the sidewalk in the 700 block of South Laramie Avenue when a black truck approached, and two people armed with handguns got out and demanded his belongings.
The robbers approached the carrier in the 500 block of North Pine Avenue around 3:30 p.m. and demanded postal service property and mail.
The homicide took place at 12:35 a.m. Friday, May 24, in the 4700 block of West Polk Street—between Kilpatrick and Cicero avenues in the South Austin neighborhood.
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CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, hundreds of people of all ages hit the streets. They're marching to commemorate National Gun Violence Awareness Day to promote peace and community.
A source familiar with the investigation said the victim is the brother of the woman who was carjacked.
She said in the safe zone from 2020 to 2023 there have been no homicides, 911 calls have gone down, but there have been more arrests.
CBS 2's Shardaa Gray has the story of a Chicago organization committed to preventing violence in the Austin neighborhood while giving young people opportunities to strengthen their community.
Amare Wright was last seen on Saturday in the 5400 block of West Thomas Street.
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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.
Rodgerick O'Neal is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Loyce Wright. Police said they were former co-workers who might have had a previous argument.
