2 Killed, 14 Wounded In Chicago Shootings On Thursday
The latest homicide happened about 11:45 p.m. in the Far South Side Fernwood neighborhood.
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The latest homicide happened about 11:45 p.m. in the Far South Side Fernwood neighborhood.
Crews responded to the still-and-box alarm at the three-story building in the 1600 block of South Drake.
One person was shot and killed shortly after 2:45 p.m. in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood.
A 17-year-old boy was among two people killed and eight wounded in shootings Tuesday across the city, according to Chicago Police.
Two people were wounded in separate shootings Thursday on the West and South sides, a relative lull in a city plagued by gun violence.
The 22-year-old man was shot in the arm and abdomen, possibly during a robbery just before 3 a.m. in the 4300 block of West Cermak.
A man has been charged with fondling a woman on a CTA bus, then following her off and trying to drag her into an empty lot.
The day's shootings brought the city's gun violence toll to more than 1,000 victims this year, according to Chicago Sun-Times data.
Two people were in custody early Wednesday after leading Chicago Police officers on a chase in a stolen vehicle, then crashing in Lawndale.
Most recently, a woman was shot to death about 11:35 p.m. in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side.
Chicago police arrested 57 people and seized eight guns Tuesday night, in a series of raids targeting drug dealers and gang members.
Kahari Stovall, 16, was fatally shot just after 1 p.m. in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side.
A man was shot to death Monday morning in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side, police said.
The day's latest shooting happened at 10:53 p.m. in the South Chicago neighborhood.
More than 50 people are facing federal or state charges for their roles in selling heroin and cocaine on the West Side, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
Chicago police reached out to Facebook to find those suspected of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old Lawndale girl and broadcasting it live. But those who shared the video could also face charges.
The girl has been afraid to go back home and that she's been staying with someone else, Andrew Holmes tells WBBM.
A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally shooting a man during a drug deal.
For the first time in more than four years, Chicago went eight days without a fatal shooting.
The end of the day marked more than 109 hours without a reported homicide in the city, the longest such stretch so far this year.
Most recently, a man was shot to death Sunday afternoon in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side.
The man, 23, was sitting in a parked minivan in the 1300 block of South Kedzie when someone in a silver car drove by and opened fire.
As Judge Peggy Chiampas reminded the court how young 2-year-old Lavontay White Jr. was when he was fatally shot earlier this week, a Chicago Police officer seated in the press area of Cook County bond court scoffed and shook his head.
Community leaders and activists are offering a monetary reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect who shot and killed 2-year-old Levontay White, Jr. on Tuesday in Lawndale.
Police have solid leads in the shooting of three, including the fatal shooting of 2-year-old Lavontay White.
