Store Owners Defends Fatal Shooting Of Suspect In Carpentersville Robbery
As multiple suspects were fleeing a robbery, shots were fired, although police did not say if it was the suspects, officers, or both who fired the shots.
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As multiple suspects were fleeing a robbery, shots were fired, although police did not say if it was the suspects, officers, or both who fired the shots.
A reputed gang member was found guilty of murder and attempted murder Wednesday for killing two teenage bystanders and wounding five others in a shooting at a crowded Englewood fast-food restaurant.
Wednesday's latest shooting happened about 5:20 p.m. in the North Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
Friends of Elijah Sims wiped away tears as young pallbearers carried his casket into New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in the West Garfield Park neighborhood for the memorial service.
Victor Vazquez, 20, faces one felony count of first-degree murder in connection with the death of Albertano Medrano, according to Chicago Police.
Officers responding about 4:50 a.m. to a call of a person down in the 4400 block of North Albany found the 21-year-old lying on the sidewalk, according to Chicago Police.
Ted Merchant faces one felony count of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting in the 2800 block of East 77th Place, according to Chicago Police.
A 17-year-old boy was gunned down shortly after 10 p.m. in the Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side, according to Chicago Police.
The victim exited the expressway and crashed at 87th and Wentworth, where authorities responded, police said.
Derrick Harrington was charged with two felony counts of aggravated assault with a handgun laser, according to a statement from the Cook County sheriff's office.
The latest homicide happened about 10:45 p.m. Monday, when two young men were killed and three other people were wounded in Lawndale.
At 11:24 p.m., the 26-year-old was driving north on I-90/94 between 83rd and 85th streets when he heard gunfire and realized he'd been shot, according to Illinois State Police.
Chicago police say they have a person in custody in connection with the death, which occurred at the Senior Suites of Rainbow Beach early Monday.
Neighbors at the scene tell CBS 2 the female victim is pregnant. Families were outside enjoying the Labor Day Holiday when the shooting occurred.
It happened while the officer, off duty, was parked.
Authorities in southern Illinois say a person has been killed in a shooting involving a State Police trooper.
A 64-year-old woman was shot Saturday morning in the South Side Gresham neighborhood.
A man was shot and killed by a Round Lake police officer late Friday in the north suburb.
Charges are pending against a person who fired a gun into the air during an argument early Saturday outside the Rock 'n' Roll McDonald's in River North, according to Chicago Police.
At least 10 people were shot on the South and West sides of the city during the first seven hours of the weekend, according to Chicago Police.
A man was shot and critically wounded Friday night while driving in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, leading to a crash that seriously injured two more people on the West Side.
A man was killed and at least 10 more people, including a 10-year-old girl, were wounded in shootings across Chicago on Thursday.
Wade has lashed out against his hometown of Chicago's gun laws, calling them weak and saying he's already urged city officials to enact changes to help both citizens and police.
Chicago ticked past a pair of grim milestones as August passed into September. Chicago Police said 90 people were murdered in the city in August. A few hours into Sept. 1, the total number of murders in 2016 reached 469, exceeding the tally for all of last year.
The astounding number of shootings and homicides in Chicago last month prompted elected officials and community leaders to call for a series of town hall meetings in neighborhoods hit hardest by gun violence.
