Man Killed In South Shore Shooting
Shortly after 9 p.m., the man was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in the hallway of a building in the 6800 block of South Merrill Avenue, according to Chicago Police.
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Shortly after 9 p.m., the man was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in the hallway of a building in the 6800 block of South Merrill Avenue, according to Chicago Police.
About 9:45 p.m., Jimmy Tripp was in the 800 block of West 68th Street when someone walked up and shot him several times before running off, police and the Cook County medical examiner's office said.
A 30-year-old woman has been arrested for filing a false police report, after allegedly lying about seeing two of the three suspects in the killing of a Fox Lake police officer, prompting an intense search that lasted about five hours in neighboring Volo.
About 5:30 p.m., the three men got into a fight with another person who then pulled out a gun and started firing in the 5900 block of West Diversey, according to Chicago Police.
A Chicago Police Department civilian employee was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for stealing cash and property from police evidence storage areas.
Dajuan Brown, 39, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated trafficking in persons for forced labor or services, according to the Cook County state's attorney's office.
A man charged with breaking into a home in southwest suburban Willowbrook, and sexually assaulting and stabbing a 26-year-old woman, has been ordered held on a $5 million bond.
The shooting happened in the 2600 block of East 74th Place at 9:06 a.m., police News Affairs Officer Jose Estrada said, citing preliminary information.
About 5 a.m., five people were in a vehicle driving in the 1100 block of North Washtenaw Avenue, when three people on the street started yelling gang slogans at them before opening fire, police News Affairs Officer Jose Estrada said.
Police have suspended their active search for three suspects in the killing a Fox Lake police lieutenant known to many in the community as "G.I. Joe.," but the investigation continues.
The attack happened at 2:17 a.m. in the 5000 block of North Winthrop Avenue, police said. A 32-year-old man was dead at the scene, and a 34-year-old died after being taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
The man, 21, was shot in the back in the back about 12:20 a.m. in the 100 block of North Central Avenue, police said.
The fatal shooting happened about 11:40 p.m. in the North Lawndale neighborhood. A 14-year-old boy was standing on the front porch of a home in the 1300 block of South Kostner with a two other people, when a car drove by and someone inside opened fire. The boy was shot in the back and later pronounced dead, police said.
Illinois Crime Commission Chief Jerry Elsner says they put up the reward because this crime was so vicious.
Officers responded to a domestic disturbance in the 3700 block of 173rd Court at 7:37 a.m. and found a female unresponsive in an apartment, according to a statement from Lansing police. The victim, whose age was not known, had been stabbed several times and was pronounced dead at the scene.
This summer, Notre Dame and the St. Joseph County Prosecutor's office began a new protocol for sexual assault cases at the South Bend campus: if a victim wants to file charges, and calls police, prosecutors will be notified and get involved immediately to confer with police.
Kevin Nichols, 25, was standing on a porch with a female in the 400 block of North Lawler Avenue about 9:35 p.m., when another male walked up and shot him in the chest.
Tyris R. Jackson, 35, was walking in the 4900 block of South Drexel Boulevard about 8:30 p.m. when a white SUV approached and the front passenger exited the vehicle, produced a handgun and fired multiple shots.
About 7 p.m., the 20-year-old was shot in the abdomen and arm in the 11800 block of South State Street, police said.
About 11 a.m., 51-year-old Lloyd A. White was found in the basement of building in the 3900 block of North Spaulding Avenue, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office. He was dead at the scene, authorities said. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.
Orland Park Police are investigating an armed robbery in which a man got a little bit of money, and a lot of cigarettes.
It was 23 years ago tomorrow that the body of 21-year-old college student Tammy Zywicki was found along the side of a road in Missouri.
An SUV plowed through the front of a store in south suburban Lansing early Monday, and a group of thieves inside made off with thousands of dollars' worth of designer jeans.
The shooting happened in the 1800 block of Dodge Avenue about 1:20 a.m. Donte Blackwell, 23, of Niles, was shot once in the torso and was taken to Evanston Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A 21-year-old Evanston man was shot in the arm and leg, and was also taken to Evanston Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The most recent fatal shooting happened about 1 a.m. Sunday. Two boys, ages 16 and 17, were standing on the sidewalk in the 8200 block of South Ingleside when someone walked up and fired shots at them. The younger boy suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center where he died.
