1 Dead, 3 Wounded In Shootings Tuesday Across Chicago
A man was killed and three other people were wounded in Chicago shootings Tuesday.
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A man was killed and three other people were wounded in Chicago shootings Tuesday.
One man was killed and at least six other people were wounded in shootings Monday across Chicago.
Seven men were killed and at least 36 other people were wounded in shootings across Chicago during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, which began Wednesday night.
A 47-year-old woman faces arson charges after police say she set her car on fire with a flamethrower two weeks ago, and then falsely reported the car stolen.
Police said the trio might be connected to as many as 16 carjackings since Halloween.
Police said three juveniles were arrested Tuesday night in connection to possibly 16 carjackings on the Southwest Side between Halloween and this past Sunday.
"It does not appear domestic-related right now," Palos Heights Police Deputy Chief Dave Delaney said. "Perhaps some type of business relationship."
Ania Ramsey was charged with a felony count of aggravated fleeing, four misdemeanor counts of criminal damage to property and one misdemeanor count of criminal trespass, police said.
The day's latest shooting happened at 8:26 p.m. in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side.
One of the males grabbed the victim and took his wallet while the others hit and kicked him, police said.
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.
The Grand Crossing and South Chicago districts will be getting the so-called Strategic Decision Support Centers. They're data driven operations that tell commanders where best to deploy officers and resources.
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.
