Deadly shooting on Indiana expressway results in arrest of man involved
A road rage incident led to a deadly shooting on I-80/94 in Lake Station, Indiana, early Wednesday morning, according to Indiana State Police.
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A road rage incident led to a deadly shooting on I-80/94 in Lake Station, Indiana, early Wednesday morning, according to Indiana State Police.
Illinois State Police announced that Ruben Barajas, 31, of North Riverside, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with attempted murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm.
He has been convicted on all counts in the shooting that killed French and injured her partner, Carlos Yanez.
One officer was hit by gunfire in his bulletproof vest, while the other suffered injuries to his face from broken glass, in the shooting this past weekend in Humboldt Park. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The family of Damian Dunning said he was also a well-known postal worker. It was the second tragedy the family has faced just this year.
The driver who was shot and killed on the Stevenson Expressway over the weekend was a well-known postal worker and a beloved father. Damian Dunning's family said they were traumatized by his death. The 41-year-old had just dropped off his nephew at home after basketball practice on Sunday night when he was shot while behind the wheel.
The shooting took place over the weekend in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The driver who was shot and killed on the Stevenson Expressway over the weekend was a well-known postal worker and a beloved father. Damian Dunning's family said they were traumatized by his death. The 41-year-old had just dropped off his nephew at home after basketball practice on Sunday night when he was shot while behind the wheel.
Official says they took at least nine teens into custody. One teen died, and another was injured, after a shooting during the Saturday night gathering.
Chicago Police Sunday announced charges in connection to the South Loop gathering that led to a fatal shooting Saturday evening. Official says they took at least nine teens into custody. Their ages range from 14 to 18 years old. The teens were charged with disorderly conduct, breach of peace, assault, and reckless conduct. One teen died, and another was injured.
Tylo Eddins and Ishawn Pitts are facing murder charges in the shooting deaths of Rodrigo Olivan and Ana Gil.
The ages of the victims range from 15 to 39.
Official says they took at least nine teens into custody. Their ages range from 14 to 18 years old. The teens were charged with disorderly conduct, breach of peace, assault, and reckless conduct.
Saturday's gathering was the first major "large group" incident in the downtown area since July 30, when hundreds of young people gathered in the same area and looted stores.
Police say a 17-year-old was shot in the chest and neck. He was transported to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead. He has been identified as Jeremy Smith.
The shooting happened near a gathering of 30 to 50 teens in the area of South Canal Street and Roosevelt Road.
Damarco Williams, 20, and Devin Alexander, 18, were placed into custody and charged with multiple felonies.
One person is dead, and another is injured following a chaotic scene that led to a shooting in Chicago's South Loop Saturday evening.
Police found both men in the 300 block of North Broadway Street.
Mikyael J. Harris, 25, of Chicago was charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm.
On-duty officers assigned to a fixed post were inside an unmarked squad car, in the 3400 block of West Wrightwood around 3:15 a.m., when a shot struck and damaged the windshield, police said.
Shots were fired from a vehicle into the victim's car at 83rd Street.
The suspected gunman, Trivell Pruitt, has been ordered held in custody in the shooting in the Park Manor neighborhood this past Monday. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
Trivell Pruitt, 53, of the North Austin neighborhood, was charged with one count each of first-degree murder and attempted murder.
Chicago police said just after 10:30 p.m., the victim was found inside a first-floor apartment, in the 6500 block of South Greenwood Avenue, with a gunshot wound to her face.
