Investigation under way after Infant found dead inside North Lawndale residence
Police say the infant was found inside the residence, located in the 1300 block of South Kedzie Avenue around 4:14 p.m., with trauma to the body.
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Police say the infant was found inside the residence, located in the 1300 block of South Kedzie Avenue around 4:14 p.m., with trauma to the body.
Several questions swirl the matter. But the one coming into sharper focus is what police saw just before firing those fatal shots.
The suspect approached the victim while in his car and stabbed him in the neck and three more times in the chest.
The victim was on the sidewalk in the 1900 block of South St. Louis Avenue when someone shot him in the back, police said.
A 16-year-old boy is arrested and charged in connection to the shooting death of a man in the North Lawndale neighborhood in December.
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Officers say they stopped to check out a group of people gathered near 21st and St. Louis Monday.
Officers say they stopped to check out a group of people gathered near 21st and St. Louis Monday. That's when 25-year-old Javontay Kindred, who police say had a gun, ran from the scene.
Javontay Kindred, 25, is charged with one felony count of aggravated assault on a peace officer, and two felony weapons counts.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) is investigating.
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Mario Heath, 37, was shot and killed on Jan. 26, 2022 near Kedzie and Roosevelt.
A 16-year-old boy is facing charges after robbing and carjacking a man at gunpoint in the North Lawndale Neighborhood last month.
A 17-year-old boy is charged with carjacking a family in the North Lawndale neighborhood last month.
Area Four detectives are investigating.
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