Chicago mom killed after abuser was allowed to keep his guns
China Mitchell went to court in October 2022 and was granted an Emergency Order of Protection against her former boyfriend, Louie Foster, whom she accused of abuse.
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China Mitchell went to court in October 2022 and was granted an Emergency Order of Protection against her former boyfriend, Louie Foster, whom she accused of abuse.
Chicago police said just after 11:30 p.m., the teen was arguing with a 26-year-old woman in the 3000 block of South Fort Dearborn Drive.
The two offenders got into a silver SUV, pulled up to the victims, and began shooting in their direction, according to police.
Chicago police say two men and a woman were walking when they got into an argument with two other people who then got into a car, pulled up to them, and began shooting.
The shooting happened just after 12:30 a.m. in the 3400 block of West Grand Avenue in Humboldt Park.
The Cook County Sheriff's Department said around 3 a.m., police responded to a report of shots fired in the 1400 block of Ambassador Lane in Ford Heights.
While at the scene of a deadly shooting, officers were fired on by unknown offenders, and a Lynwood police officer who responded to assist suffered a graze wound.
Larry Neuman, 73, was shot around 11:30 a.m. last Thursday, June 20, in the 4300 block of West Monroe Street in West Garfield Park. A second teen was charged with his murder on Friday.
The incident happened around 1:39 a.m. in the 200 block of West 63rd Street in the Englewood neighborhood.
Chicago police said the men, 40 and 24, were outside when they were both shot at by someone traveling in a vehicle.
The two men, 40 and 24, were outside when they were both shot at by someone traveling in a vehicle, police said.
The wake for retired Chicago Police Officer Larry Neuman was also held Friday. CBS 2's Noel Brennan reports.
The teen faces a charge of first-degree murder in the killing of retired Chicago Police Officer Larry Neuman on the city's West Side. CBS 2's Noel Brennan reports.
The victim suffered a graze wound to the back of her neck, causing her to crash her car into another vehicle, police said.
Chicago police say officers responded to the 6900 block of West Altgeld Street just after 10 p.m. for a call of a person shot.
Chicago police said the victim was sitting inside his truck when two people approached, opened his door, and fired multiple shots at him before fleeing the scene.
The shooting happened in the 4400 block of West Fifth Avenue just after 1 a.m.
Lazarius Watt, 16, showed virtually no emotion during the hour-long detention hearing after being charged as an adult in the shooting that killed retired Officer Larry Neuman, 73. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
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Retired Officer Larry Neuman, the longest-serving Chicago Police explosives technician, was shot and killed when two armed people came up to his West Side home last week. As CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports, a 16-year-old boy is now charged with Neuman's murder.
Larry Neuman, a retired officer who was the longest-serving explosives technician on the CPD force, was shot and killed last week. Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling, Chief of Detectives Antoinette Ursitti, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), and Deputy Mayor for Community Safety Garien Gatewood announce the charges.
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Two people who were shot and injured self-transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital after a teenager was killed.
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The victim was driving when he was shot by the offender, who was a passenger, police said.
The search for the missing teen continued during the weekend before she was recovered on Sunday.
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