Chicago Police Shoot Home Invasion Suspect
It started as a well being check in the 2000 block of West Washington on the near West Side.
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It started as a well being check in the 2000 block of West Washington on the near West Side.
Authorities ask anyone with information on the crimes to call Area Central detectives at 312-747-8382.
Joseph Sneed knew right away something was wrong when he got home Wednesday night, and the first thing he saw was not his beloved dog, Carmela, but a piece of luggage blocking the door.
The robbers used a previously stolen vehicle, approached victims, displayed a handgun and then demanded or took property from them, according to a community alert from Chicago Police.
A person with a permit to carry a concealed gun has been released without charges after shooting a man Monday night at a Near West Side store.
The day's latest shooting happened at 10:48 p.m. in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
Two people were arrested Sunday night, after crashing a stolen car on the Near West Side. The car allegedly had been used in an armed robbery earlier in the night.
In each incident, the robbers demanded and stole a victim's property at gunpoint before driving off, according to a Chicago Police alert.
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A 26-year-old man was gunned down at 2:42 p.m. in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
Thursday's first shooting left a 25-year-old man wounded shortly before 11 a.m. on the Near West Side.
In eight incidents, the suspects approached a victim, produced a handgun and forcibly demanded property, police said.
The weekend's latest fatal shooting happened about 7:20 p.m. Sunday in the South Chicago neighborhood.
Police say a man entered the store called Sam's Quick Stop around 11:00 a.m. to try rob it. When the suspect pulled out a weapon, the store clerk shot at the man before he got away.
A woman was robbed and shot at Wednesday afternoon in what may have been the latest in a series of robberies committed by men wearing masks on the Near West Side.
A 24-year-old man was fatally shot at 3:47 a.m. in the Archer Heights neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
The day's first shooting happened about 2:45 p.m. in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
The break-ins all happened in the 300 block of North Desplaines, according to a community alert from Chicago Police.
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The day's latest shooting happened shortly before 10 p.m. in the West Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side.
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