Person in custody after shots fired from stolen car in Little VIllage
The offender fled on foot and was placed into custody by responding officers.
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The offender fled on foot and was placed into custody by responding officers.
"Christmas ain't like it used to be."
Neighbors react after a man is shot during a robbery on their Little Village street one day after Christmas. CBS 2's Sara Machi has details on what a neighbor heard early Tuesday morning.
The day-long event provided free groceries to families facing financial challenges, just in time for the holidays. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos has the story from Little Village.
Their goal was to spread cheer to loved ones, and to shed light on how many of these families are still waiting for justice.
"It's really cool to see young people so involved and so passionate about serving others."
On this feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a small Catholic School in Little Village is doing big things. There are only about 150 students but all of them spent the day helping the community.
The victim suffered two gunshot wounds to the abdomen and one to the left leg and was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition and was later pronounced dead.
In all four robberies, a group of men used a white SUV, but police have not said if the holdups are connected.
The woman, 44, was taken by the Chicago Fire Department to Mt. Sinai Hospital in serious condition with a stab wound to the head. The man, 42, was taken by CFD to Christ Hospital in fair condition with stab wounds to the hands.
Police say the two were in an argument with a known male offender around 12:13 a.m., in the 4700 block of South Springfield Avenue, when he pulled a knife and stabbed the victims.
CBS 2's Marybel González talked with two of the victims Monday night.
CBS 2’s Marybel González talked with two of the victims Monday night.
The nurse was gunned down in Little Village four years ago.
Aguilar was 32 when he took his last steps on 32nd Street near Lawndale Avenue on Nov. 12, 2019.
Libreria Giron sold English learning and self help books even to this day. But like any good story, this one, too, has to come to an end.
It's the end of an era as a Little Village institution, a family-run bookstore that's operated for half a century, is closing its doors. As the owners close this chapter, they spoke to CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez about their history and community.
Police said around 12:56 a.m. officers were on routine patrol when they saw a male offender shooting in the intersection of the 2300 block of South Sacramento Avenue.
It's unclear if surveillance cameras at the gas station captured anything.
CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports the teen was in the passenger's seat when she was shot early Tuesday morning. She is in critical condition at an area hospital.
Police say the suspects drive up and then target victims who are sitting in their cars or have just gotten out of them.
The robbers pointed guns at the victims and demanded their property as they were sitting in their cars or had just gotten out of them.
Police said around 1:03 a.m., officers were in the 2500 block of South Homan Avenue when someone approached and attempted to batter the officers.
As officers attempted to subdue the first offender, another person intervened and struck an officer with a heavy wooden stick.
Dancing and music filled the streets of Little Village as crowds gathered for the Mexican Independence Day Parade.
