Would-be robber shot dead by customer at South Shore store; clerk also dies
It was not clear who fired shots first. Witnesses said they heard two shots, a pause, then two more shots.
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It was not clear who fired shots first. Witnesses said they heard two shots, a pause, then two more shots.
A concealed carry license holder shot the robber in the incident at a store on 73rd Street. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Michael Martinez, 27, is charged with one felony count of being an armed habitual criminal in the incident in Belmont Cragin this week. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
Help will also be available for community members who need someone to talk to.
A man is charged after shooting two people, killing one in South Chicago back in July.
At the scene, clothing and bullet casings were left scattered all over the sidewalk.
The shooting happened near the Dan Ryan Expressway, and steps from antiviolence activist Pastor Donovan Price's church. CBS 2's Marybel González reports.
Adrian Munoz heard something out the window of his West Lawn neighborhood house early Thursday – and he went and looked to find out what the commotion was. As CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports, that almost cost Munoz his life.
A man died and two other people were hospitalized after being shot near a McDonalds in the Princeton Park neighborhood on Thursday.
Three people were taken to hospitals after being shot near a McDonalds in the Princeton Park neighborhood on Thursday.
Police said the victims were standing the sidewalk when an unknown person or people shot them all.
Sources said the boy was collecting signatures with his school, trying to register people to vote.
Police have not provided any details on the circumstances of the shooting.
While thousands turned out to the polls to vote in Tuesday's general election, a 14-year-old boy was shot outside a polling place in Brighton Park.
Police said the child was in the car with two adults and two other children when another car pulled up.
The woman was traveling in a vehicle on Laramie Avenue near Parker Avenue and just south of Diversey Avenue – when someone shot her in the chest.
Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) did not mince words - calling Hush nightclub a source of violence, a “chronic neighborhood problem,” and a “drain on police resources.” CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The ages of the victims range from 15 to 53.
The officer ran to the nearby 4th District police station before being taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment.
A 16-year-old boy is seriously wounded following a shooting in the Garfield Park neighborhood Sunday morning.
Five people are hurt after a shooting in Archer Heights.
Police said after a group of individuals were thrown out of the nightclub, a fight ensued and two unknown men produced firearms and began shooting.
A Chicago man is arrested and charged with the murder of a woman in the North Lawndale neighborhood back in May.
A man is shot and killed in an alley Friday night in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, according to police.
The victim was transported to the University of Chicago Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
