Chicago shooting: Teen killed near gas station on Northwest Side
Police say the boy was walking near a Shell gas station when a man wearing a white hoodie fired shots at him.
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Police say the boy was walking near a Shell gas station when a man wearing a white hoodie fired shots at him.
Crime Stoppers is offering up to $15,000 for information that leads to a conviction.
At 2:20 a.m. Saturday, in the 2600 block of West 23rd Place, a 17-year-old boy was a passenger in the back seat of a car when he heard shots and felt pain. The victim was shot in the left side of the head and was dropped off by the driver at Mt Sinai Hospital in good condition.
No one was reported in custody.
Neighbors were rattled after people in two cars opened fire on each other early Friday morning. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Viviana Noriega, 40, was arrested by Chicago police on Wednesday, in the 8000 block of South Knox Avenue.
A security guard carried a 12-year-old victim inside and rendered aid until paramedics arrived. A 16-year-old was also shot in the leg.
Organization members said he was working on outreach and was preparing to graduate with his high school diploma soon.
He was trying to turn his life around, trying to prevent violence, but instead, his life was cut short. Ronnie Roper, 28, was a member of the Chicago CRED organization. He was shot and killed near the group's outreach center in Roseland on Wednesday. A team member spoke with CBS 2's Shardaa Gray about what happened and how they're remembering him.
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Last year, Earley was walking near Wayne and Webster Avenues in Lincoln Park when he was targeted by two armed robbers.
Witnesses told police an unidentified man approached the car and shot at the victim before fleeing the scene on foot.
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Corey Gray, 21, was arrested Wednesday morning, the same day as Preston's funeral, according to federal prosecutors.
No one is in custody. Area 4 detectives are investigating the shooting.
The brothers used to own Dockers Restaurant & Lounge together, and the younger brother still owns it. The older brother came to confront the younger brother and ended up shooting him, police say.
The boy was shot in the torso and was taken to Ascension St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he was pronounced dead. A man was also shot.
The shooting happened on Pulaski Road the Legler Regional Library, and the youngest victim was only 12. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Shootings have been trending downward on Cook County expressways over the past few years. But that is not of much comfort to those who live nearby or those who take the expressway.
Expressway shootings are trending down, but that is of no comfort to people who drive on the expressway. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
This was the 41st shooting on Cook County expressways this year. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
A second person has been charged in the shooting that left a young man named Dakotah Earley in a coma last year. An 18-year-old man has been charged with three felonies; including attempted murder, armed robbery and possession of a stolen car. His name has not been released and police said the suspect was 17 years old at the time of the shooting.
Nicole Watson, 44, was picking up her 13-year-old son, Jacob, from her parents’ home on the evening of Tuesday, May 9. They were getting in the car to go home when they were both shot. Nicole Watson was killed. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
A suspect was "confronted and killed on scene," police said in a statement.
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One man was killed, and 14 others were wounded during a large gathering on the eastern side of the park. Police said officers were already in the park trying to disperse a large gathering before the shots rang out.
The shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, sources told WCCO. While officials do not know the motive for the shooting, sources say the suspect had been evicted from his apartment earlier Wednesday.
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