1 Dead, 11 Wounded In Chicago Weekend Shootings
A man was killed and 11 other people were wounded from Friday evening to Monday morning in weekend shootings across Chicago.
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A man was killed and 11 other people were wounded from Friday evening to Monday morning in weekend shootings across Chicago.
Barbara Martin, 52, was pulling out of a driveway near 115th and Oakley, when two men pulled up in another car. She told police one of them got out, threatened her with a gun, and ordered her to get out of the car and on the ground.
A police helicopter first spotted the 2015 black Infiniti speeding off the Dan Ryan Expressway at 95th Street, according to Chicago Police.
The 47-year-old woman was involved in a "domestic incident" at about 8:15 a.m. near 76th and Stony Island, police said.
Kaitlyn Kearns was found dead inside her 1996 Jeep Cherokee late Wednesday night, in rural Kankakee County. She had been shot in the head.
At least 10 carjackings have been reported in Chicago this week. Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson said the trend is "disturbing" and said most, if not all, of the robbers were underage.
Thursday's first shooting left a 25-year-old man wounded shortly before 11 a.m. on the Near West Side.
Cesar Garcia, 29, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in August for the Aug. 25, 2015, attack in the 1800 block of Marlboro Lane that killed 22-year-old Laura Gonzalez, according to the Will County state's attorney's office.
The two males approached the 30-year-old woman at 7:19 p.m. while she was coming home to her apartment in the 1400 block of North Bosworth.
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Wednesday's latest shooting happened around 11 p.m. in the Englewood neighborhood.
If gun violence trends in Englewood hold steady through the rest of 2017, the district is expected to see the fewest incidents of gun violence in any year going back to 1999.
On the morning of June 17, 2002, 45-year-old Eric Glover shot Velma Franklin in her head while she was lying in bed with their 3-year-old daughter, according to the Will County state's attorney's office.
During a test drive, the girl pulled out a knife and told the man to exit the vehicle, while Polk told the victim to give up his property, police said.
Surveillance video and a victim's photo identification prompted police to name 38-year-old Leon Spektor as their suspect.
Surveillance video and a victim's photo identification prompted police to name 38-year-old Leon Spektor as their suspect.
The two incidents on the 200 block of West 23rd Street were among at least a half dozen robberies in the area in the last two weeks.
Carston H. Goodson, 18, faces one count of disorderly conduct, a Class 4 felony, according to Wauconda police.
Tuesday's latest shooting left a 26-year-old man wounded at 11:18 p.m. on the South Side.
Officers found Michael Overall in the driver's seat of a Chevrolet Impala with a gunshot wound to the head in the 1800 block of Chicago Road,
The convertible was weaving in and out of traffic while going 70 mph in a 30 mph zone, police said.
The robbery happened at 12:49 p.m. at the TCF Bank branch at 1156 Maple Ave. in Lisle, according to the FBI.
Police now believe the suspects may be tied to at least four of more than a dozen carjackings in the city since Sunday.
Chicago police were trying to determine if the duo is involved in a recent string of carjackings and armed robberies across the city and suburbs.
About 8:05 p.m., a group of between eight and 10 males and females approached three people in the 500 block of South Michigan, according to Chicago Police. The three victims were knocked to the ground and the suspects stole their personal property.
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