Chicago Police Department mourns 26-year-old officer killed in shootout
Officer Enrique Martinez was killed in the shootout in the East Chatham neighborhood Monday night. Andrew Ramos reports.
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Officer Enrique Martinez was killed in the shootout in the East Chatham neighborhood Monday night. Andrew Ramos reports.
Chicago Police Chief of Patrol Jon Hein and Navy Pier Chief Operating Officer Brian Murphy have an update on the shooting that prompted a lockdown at Navy Pier Tuesday. Former Chicago Mayor and CBS News Chicago Political Analyst Lori Lightfoot also has some thoughts.
Officer Enrique Martinez, 26, was shot and killed when police said a suspect opened fire during a traffic stop in the East Chatham neighborhood. Shardaa Gray reports on the crime, and Andrew Ramos reports on the tragic loss of Martinez's life after he was engaged to be married.
The officer was wounded in a shootout in which the suspect died. An update was expected on the officer's condition Monday night. Jermont Terry reports.
The officer was struck in a shootout at 82nd Street and Ingleside Avenue in East Chatham. Jermont Terry reports.
The ages of the victims range from 17 to 45.
Police say in each incident, the group broke the front glass window or door, then rummaged through the businesses and took things from inside.
The robbery happened around 9 p.m. on Oct. 22 in the 900 block of West Addison Street.
Police said the suspect forcibly took another passenger's cell phone before getting off the train at the Addison stop.
Chicago police said the on-duty officers were in a marked squad car when an unknown offender approached them in a vehicle.
It happened just before 1:30 a.m. in the 7500 block of South Phillips Avenue.
As of Thursday, no arrests were made in either incident.
Police said Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi shot and wounded a Jewish man on the way to synagogue in West Ridge, then fired at police and paramedics and was shot by officers. Charlie De Mar reports.
Chicago police said a boy and girl, both 15, were arrested on Tuesday in the 5100 block of South Wentworth Avenue. They were charged with aggravated battery to a transit employee.
Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, of Chicago, faces six counts of attempted first-degree murder.
Video posted on Facebook appeared to show an officer bleeding from his head.
Three police officers ended up in the hospital after they were punched and kicked at the funeral on the city's West Side. Megan Hickey reports.
The suspect whom Chicago police shot and critically wounded on the city's North Side on Saturday after he allegedly shot a man and then opened fire on police and paramedics was charged with attempted first-degree murder.
The ages of the victims range from 15 to 57.
Chicago police said it is unknown if anyone went inside or if any property was taken.
Chicago police said the two men, both 22, were standing in a parking area when someone inside a dark-colored SUV fired shots.
Further details about this conclusion were not released.
At least five incidents occurred in the Douglas and Oakland neighborhoods where thieves walked up to people, pointed a gun, and took off with their property.
The ceremony Wednesday night, hosted by the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation, offered a moment of healing for a life cut short.
The Blue Island city administrator confirmed that the officer was one of their own.
