7-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shoots Himself In Englewood
A 7-year-old boy fatally shot himself in his Englewood neighborhood home on the South Side.
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A 7-year-old boy fatally shot himself in his Englewood neighborhood home on the South Side.
The fatal shooting Thursday evening also left two men injured in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side.
Most recently, a man was shot to death in the South Side Englewood neighborhood, police said. The 31-year-old was standing outside with a group of people in the 7000 block of South Morgan about 11:30 p.m. when several males walked up and someone opened fire.
Most recently, a man was shot in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. The 55-year-old was shot in the back about 10 p.m. in the 1200 block of West 74th Street.
Most recently, a man was shot to death in the Wicker Park neighborhood Wednesday evening.
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The unidentified victim was hit in the chest and a hand by someone who fired outside her house. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
A 72-year-old woman was wounded in a shooting Wednesday evening in the Englewood neighborhood.
Edwardo Ortiz, 51; and Calvin Kennedy, 35, have each been charged with one count of home invasion while armed with a firearm, according to a statement from Lyons village spokesman Ray Hanania.
Most recently, a 37-year-old man was shot in the West Side Austin neighborhood.
A woman's quick thinking during a home invasion in the western suburbs resulted in the robbers eventually being caught in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood.
The 25-year-old man and 26-year-old woman were standing in an alley in the 700 block of West 72nd Street about 12:30 a.m. when three to four males fired shots, according to Chicago Police.
The unmarked squad car was involved in a "minor" crash about 10:45 p.m. in the 5500 block of South Union Avenue.
Two home invasion suspects were arrested in Englewood Monday night after police say they led officers on a chase from southwest suburban Lyons.
The 28-year-old was in the 6400 block of South Eggleston Avenue at 9:46 a.m. when shots were fired from a passing vehicle, according to Chicago Police.
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The officers' SUV was hit by a car in the 6700 block of South Wentworth Avenue about 1:20 a.m., Chicago Police said.
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Three men were standing outside in the 5700 block of South Green Street about 7:15 p.m. when they heard gunshots ring out and felt pain, police said.
Most recently, a man was injured in an East Garfield Park neighborhood drive-by shooting Tuesday night on the West Side.
The most recent fatal shooting happened Wednesday afternoon in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side. A 26-year-old man was killed and a 62-year-old woman seriously wounded in the 7900 block of South Laflin about 2:50 p.m.
A man charged with shooting a 15-year-old boy last month in the South Side Englewood neighborhood has been ordered held on a $750,000 bond.
A man was shot to death Tuesday night in the Burnside neighborhood on the South Side. The 23-year-old man was exiting a vehicle in the 9000 block of South Greenwood at 9:03 p.m. when the driver fired at him before driving away, Chicago Police said.
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Police say a man and a woman were last seen speaking with the victim before the shooting.
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