Man Killed In Chatham Shooting
A man was shot and killed Friday night in the the South Side Chatham neighborhood.
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A man was shot and killed Friday night in the the South Side Chatham neighborhood.
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The man, thought to be in his 30s, was found shot in a gangway in the 8200 block of South Drexel Avenue about 8:45 a.m.
Police responding to a call of shots fired about 3:15 p.m. found the man on the sidewalk in the 8300 block of South Ellis Avenue.
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One man was killed an another wounded in an overnight shooting in the Chatham neighborhood.
The shootings came as July drew to a close and police officials announced the number of shootings decreased when compared to the same months in 2012 and 2011.
The most recent shooting occurred early Monday in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
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They were standing on the sidewalk in the 8100 block of South Vernon Avenue at 9:08 p.m. when a male shooter walked up and started firing.
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One man was killed and three others were wounded in a shooting early Sunday at a nightclub in the South Side Chatham neighborhood, police said.
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The man was struck by a dark-colored vehicle about 11 p.m. at 83rd Street and Ingleside Avenue.
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Police are searching for a suspect after an Indiana State Police trooper was shot after a pursuit on I-94 in Michigan City on Friday morning.
An Indiana State Police provide an update after a trooper was injured in a shooting on I-94 in Michigan City on Friday morning.
An Indiana State Police trooper was shot, and a suspect was found dead after a pursuit on I-94 in Michigan City on Friday morning.
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