Man Shot In West Englewood
The 28-year-old was outside in the 6100 block of South Hermitage Avenue about 8:35 p.m. when he heard shots and realized he'd been struck, police said.
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The 28-year-old was outside in the 6100 block of South Hermitage Avenue about 8:35 p.m. when he heard shots and realized he'd been struck, police said.
A 26-year-old man was shot in the leg while sitting in a car in the 5300 block of South Justine Street at 4:54 p.m., police said.
About 9:25 p.m., a 20-year-old man was shot to death in the West Side Austin neighborhood, police said. The man was standing in the parking lot of a gas station in the 300 block of South Cicero when another male walked up and shot him in the head, according to Chicago Police.
In each incident, a robber punches or pushes a female or younger male to the ground before taking their property, such as purses, phones and money, according to a community alert from Chicago Police.
Jurors found that although Marcus Floyd did not pull the trigger, he was legally responsible for Thomas Wortham IV's killing because he joined his cousin in attempting to rob the off-duty officer.
A motorist on the Tri-State tollway was injured after shots were fired at the vehicle on Monday morning.
The most recent homicide happened Sunday afternoon in the South Side Gresham neighborhood. Brianna Jenkins, 19, and a 22-year-old man were sitting in a car about 4:30 p.m. in the 7800 block of South Honore when someone walked up and opened fire, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
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About 10:15 p.m. on Oct. 2, four teens riding 10-speed bicycles rode up to a person in the 3200 block of North Campbell Avenue and demanded their cell phone, according to a community alert from Town Hall District detectives.
Chicago Police have issued a community alert about a string of armed robberies on the North Side, including several near Wrigley Field.
Authorities are searching for a man who robbed a West Ridge credit union Thursday afternoon on the North Side.
Around 5:15 a.m., police responded to a call at Community First Medical Center, 5645 W. Addison St. While the officers were inside the hospital, someone broke into their squad car, and stole a department-issued rifle.
The 31-year-old man was walking in the 6000 block of South Aberdeen when someone fired at him from a passing gray vehicle about 7:30 a.m., according to police. He was shot four times and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
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Shortly after 1 p.m., officers responding to a report of a person shot found 31-year-old Marlon Goodwin shot several times in the 700 block of South 4th Avenue, according to Maywood police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
About 1:08 a.m., officer for the 28-year-old man lying on the ground in the 8300 block of South Evans Avenue, police said. He had been shot in the head and was dead at the scene.
Henry R. Hayes was standing outside in the 7700 block of South Indiana Avenue at 5:20 p.m. when someone walked up and shot him several times in the chest, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
A Humboldt Park man was convicted Wednesday of shooting two motorists to death and robbing two others during a frenetic crime spree on the West Side.
Marcus Floyd, 24, is the third and final person to be tried for Thomas Wortham IV's murder during a failed armed robbery in 2010.
About 11 p.m., the 18-year-old man and 16-year-old boy were on a sidewalk in the 9700 block of South Peoria Street when someone opened fire from an SUV, according to Chicago Police.
About 12:20 a.m., he got into an argument with the mother of his child in the 1500 block of South Avers Avenue when another male pulled out a gun and shot him once in the right leg, according to Chicago Police.
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The 19-year-old man was a passenger in a vehicle in the 12200 block of South Princeton Avenue at 1:29 a.m. when a gray vehicle pulled up beside it and someone inside fired shots at him, police News Affairs Officer Ronald Gaines said.
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A man was killed on Tuesday night in a shooting less than a block from an elementary school in the West Englewood neighborhood.
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