Suspect in south suburban Chicago shooting appears in court
Omar Zegar, 37, of Orland Park, was charged with one felony count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon with a revoked FOID in the shooting in Oak Forest.
Omar Zegar, 37, of Orland Park, was charged with one felony count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon with a revoked FOID in the shooting in Oak Forest.
Omar Zegar, 37, of Orland Park, was charged with one felony count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon with a revoked FOID card.
Two boys were shot as a large group of teens flooded the streets in the South Loop near Roosevelt and Canal on March 2.
At least one of the victims was a child.
Former First Deputy police Supt. Anthony Riccio tells CBS 2’s Chris Tye he does not believe officers are specifically being targeted for such crimes. Meanwhile, there is still no word from Chicago Police on whether the shooter or shooters have been caught.
A 12-year-old girl was shot while standing in the neighboring driveway.
CPD Supt. Snelling said the 30-year-old officer was returning home when he was shot multiple times.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said the officer was shot and killed after getting home from work.
An Illinois man was arrested in Georgia for his alleged involvement in a gunfight in southwest suburban Will County earlier this month.
Two men were killed, and another was critically hurt after they were shot while standing outside a restaurant in South Chicago early Saturday morning.
He faces charges, including aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and reckless discharge of a firearm.
The ages of the victims range between 19 and 42.
ISP did not release the ages and genders of the victims.
Donnell Payne, 35, of Chicago, was arrested and charged with one felony count of attempted first-degree murder, one felony count of aggravated battery with discharge of a firearm, and one felony count of aggravated battery to a peace officer.
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.
Two people were taken in serious to critical condition to Mt. Sinai Hospital for gunshot wounds.
Chicago police were at the scene of a shooting in West Garfield Park Friday afternoon. A sedan was found in a grassy area off an alley near Jackson Boulevard.
Three men were wounded in a drive-by shooting Tuesday night at 66th and Halsted streets in Englewood. An evening later, two of the three attended a vigil.
The shooting took place near 65th and Halsted streets in Englewood.
Information from police was not immediately available.
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Police were looking for a gunman in a shooting that left one person injured in west suburban Naperville Tuesday afternoon.
The victim was taken to a local hospital. The wound is believed to be non-life threatening, police said.
Police said a man on a bike got into an argument with a driver and three passengers at the drive-thru, when he shot the driver.
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Officials said there was no known link between this case and the recent outbreak of measles at a migrant shelter in Chicago.
Health department officials said the case does not appear to be linked to new migrant arrival shelters in Chicago, and the source of infection is unknown.
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Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
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