6 killed, 27 hurt in Chicago weekend shootings
The ages of the victims range from 16 to 51.
The ages of the victims range from 16 to 51.
Kameron Freeman, 29, was arrested on Thursday and charged with one felony count of murder and one felony count of armed robbery with a firearm.
A water bottle, DNA, and fingerprint evidence helped detectives track down the accused killer of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca, police said on Friday. Xavier Tate Jr., 22, was arrested on Wednesday in west suburban Glendale Heights, more than a week after Huesca, a six-year Chicago Police Department veteran, was shot and killed returning home from his shift on April 21.
Shaunaria Watson was extradited to Chicago, police said.
Officer Huesca was shot and killed on April 21 as he was returning home from his shift.
Late Friday night, Chicago police put out a community alert announcing that Xavier Tate Jr., 22, is wanted in the warrant. A judge signed off on charges of first-degree murder in the warrant on Friday.
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Omar Zegar, 37, of Orland Park, was charged with one felony count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon with a revoked FOID card.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said the officer was shot and killed after getting home from work.
Damien Abenante-Villa, from Chicago's South Side, was killed while he was walking to a family birthday.
The ages of the victims range between 19 and 42.
ISP did not release the ages and genders of the victims.
Chicago police said a 42-year-old man was hit in the neck and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The shooting happened around 2 a.m. in the 2500 block of East 83rd Street. The third victim was found in the 8300 block of South Colfax Avenue.
The ages of the victims range from 16 to 55.
CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports two other people who were with the man were also shot and injured. They're recovering at an area hospital. CPD said the investigation continues.
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One person is dead, and another is hurt after a shooting at a gas station in East Chicago, Indiana, Saturday evening.
Around 8:20 p.m., police found a man who was shot in the head, unresponsive, inside a BP gas station near 145th and Indianapolis Boulevard.
The shooting happened inside Poppy’s Chat Room just after 1 a.m. in the 5300 block of West Madison Street.
Chicago police say the victim was standing in the parking lot when a silver sedan approached, and someone from inside fired multiple shots in his direction.
The victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the body and was pronounced dead on the scene.
Chicago police said around 12:16 a.m., officers responded to a shots fired call in the 10700 block of South Lowe Avenue, where they found the victim lying face down, unresponsive.
The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the left eye area and was taken to Christ Hospital in critical condition and was later pronounced dead.
Chicago police officers responded to a person shot and found the victim in a white sedan unresponsive just after midnight in the 5700 block of South Christiana Avenue.
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