Teen Wounded In Woodlawn Shooting
He was walking in the 6400 block of South Ellis Avenue about 7 p.m. when he heard shots and felt pain, according to Chicago Police.
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He was walking in the 6400 block of South Ellis Avenue about 7 p.m. when he heard shots and felt pain, according to Chicago Police.
He was riding as a passenger in a vehicle about 8:30 p.m. in the 5600 block of South May Street when someone started shooting from the sidewalk, according to Chicago Police.
Laquan King, 20, faces two counts of first-degree murder for the shooting that happened Aug. 16, according to Chicago Police. The victims were playing dice in the 1600 block of South Springfield about 9:45 p.m. when King walked up and fired shots.
The most recent attack was Tuesday morning, when a woman was robbed by two young men around 5 a.m. near the intersection of Roscoe Street and Marshfield Avenue.
One man was fatally shot and another wounded in the West Garfield Park neighborhood Tuesday afternoon. About 3:15 p.m., the 24-year-old men were sitting in a vehicle in the 4400 block of West Maypole when someone walked up, fired into the car and ran away, according to Chicago Police.
The suspect in a series of carjackings — including one that led to the death of an 11-year-old South Side boy — has been extradited to Chicago from Wisconsin to face criminal charges.
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Duntell L. Neal, 24, was shot in the 300 block of Union Street and taken to Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, where he was pronounced dead at 2:53 a.m. Sept. 28, according to the Will County coroner's office.
The 30-year-old was sitting in a vehicle in the 3800 block of West Harrison Street when he heard shots and realized he'd been struck in the right thigh, police said.
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About 6:20 p.m., the two men were in the 5900 block of South California Avenue when they were shot, police said.
Alfonzo Sylvester, 24, and 26-year-old Mario Wofford sold heroin to an undercover police officer about 11:15 a.m. Friday in the 3900 block of West Congress Parkway, according to Chicago Police.
Bond was denied on Sunday for a man charged with killing an 18-year-old man and wounding a teenage boy in a shooting in the West Garfield Park neighborhood in August.
The fatal shooting was Sunday night in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. A man, thought to be in his 40s, was shot in the head about 8 p.m. during a domestic dispute in the 6800 block of South Loomis Boulevard, according to preliminary information from Chicago Police.
Police are warning residents of a series of robberies over the past two weeks in the West Garfield Park and East Garfield Park neighborhoods on the West Side.
At least ten people have been wounded in shootings across the city since Friday night, and Chicago Police fatally shot a man Sunday morning on the West Side.
Police are warning residents of a recent string of armed robberies in the Logan Square neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
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About 9:50 p.m., the teen was sitting on a front porch in the 7100 block of South Francisco Avenue when someone walked up and shot him several times in the side and leg, police said.
Jermaine Wright was charged with murder in the death of Adrian Jeffries, who was gunned down Aug. 29 in West Englewood. Wright's brother and Jeffries fought over a woman before the shooting, authorities said. Wright's brother is still being sought by police.
About 12:45 a.m., the 19-year-old was standing outside in the 4800 block of West Madison Street when he "heard shots and felt pain," police said.
An 18-year-old woman was standing on the sidewalk with a male in the 2400 block of South Springfield Avenue about 7:35 p.m. when two males walked up and got into an argument with her companion, according to Chicago Police. One of the two males then pulled out a gun and opened fire, police said.
Anthony Harris, Anthony Lyons and Joshua Almore, all 23, each face one count of first-degree murder and six counts of attempted first-degree murder in connection with a shooting on July 25 2014 in the 700 block of South California, police said.
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