Man Killed In South Shore Shooting
The 30-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds in the head and neck.
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The 30-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds in the head and neck.
The shooting occurred about 8:50 p.m. in the 1800 block of West Garfield Boulevard.
Witnesses at the scene tells CBS 2 the girl is four and was riding on a scooter in an alley when a man jumped out of nowhere and began shooting, hitting her in the stomach. She apparently was caught in the crossfire.
An Addison man has been charged with killing his wife during a domestic dispute over the weekend, and their son said he saw it all.
The 27-year-old mother of three was stabbed in the left arm by her children's father, only a few feet away from where Chicago police officers stood waiting on the front steps, thinking she was safe and out of harm's way.
The most recent shooting occurred early Monday in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
A 23-year-old Gary man was shot in the back and killed late Friday, becoming the city's 32nd victim of a homicide this year.
An 18-year-old man was shot in the Kenwood neighborhood on the South Side late Saturday.
Eleven people were wounded in shootings across the city since Friday evening.
The boy is at least the 12th person wounded in shootings in the city since Wednesday night and the sixth since Thursday afternoon.
At least 11 people have been wounded in shootings throughout the city within about a 27-hour span from Wednesday night through early Friday.
At least five people -- including a 16-year-old girl -- were wounded in shootings throughout the city Wednesday night through early Thursday morning.
A 16-year-old girl was shot in the South Side Fuller Park neighborhood while she rode in the backseat of a car Wednesday evening.
A man was taken to the hospital early Thursday after he was shot while riding a bike in the South Side Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.
In each case, the suspects try to shoplift items, then use force or threaten store employees who confront them.
A Gary teen was shot and killed during a struggle over a gun he apparently pointed at a robbery victim.
Tyrone Hart, 18, was standing on the corner in the 8000 block of South Chappel Avenue when someone inside a passing dark-colored car opened fire.
Coby Bridgeman, 29, was outside in the 5600 block of West Washington Boulevard when three men approached, and one of them shot him in the head.
Police called to the 11600 block of South Laflin Street about 8 p.m. found the body of 32-year-old Carl L. Blackman dead in the garage with multiple gunshot wounds.
Police are warning residents in the South Side Woodlawn neighborhood about two recent robberies.
Cook County Sheriff's police credited a new online crime tips feature with helping solve the murder of a college student.
A 34-year-old man was in critical condition early Tuesday after a verbal confrontation took a violent turn and he was shot in the back in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
A man and a teenage boy were wounded during a drive-by shooting on the Near West Side late Monday night.
Trauma center deserts and the need for more trauma center services on the city's South Side were the focus of a news conference outside Jackson Park Hospital this morning.
Mayor Emanuel addressed the escalating number of shootings around the city and says some headway is being made in the war against crime.
