Teen Charged In Fatal Humboldt Park Shooting
Jeremiah Nieves, 17, of the 1300 block of North Monticello, faces one count of first-degree murder, according to the Cook County state's attorney's office.
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Jeremiah Nieves, 17, of the 1300 block of North Monticello, faces one count of first-degree murder, according to the Cook County state's attorney's office.
James Jones, 21, tried to protect his 46-year-old mother Alicia Jones on the front porch of their home when a gunman opened fire from a gangway about noon Saturday in the 8400 block of South Colfax, according to their family and authorities.
A man was in critical condition Monday morning, after a Crystal Lake police officer shot him, when the man allegedly lunged at the officer with a knife.
A 27-year-old man was outside about 10:30 p.m. in the 4900 block of West Ferdinand Street when he thought he heard fireworks but realized he had been shot in the shoulder, police said.
Two men were standing on the corner at 79th Street and Eberhart Avenue just after 11 p.m. when someone fired shots, police said.
The group was standing outside in the 2100 block of North Kilpatrick Avenue about 11:45 p.m. when someone walked up and fired shots into the crowd before running away, police said.
A 28-year-old man was in a vehicle about 10 p.m. in the 1500 block of North Lotus Avenue when a gunman ran up and opened fire, police said.
The officer told the 23-year-old man to drop the gun and put his hands up, but instead he turned and raised the gun toward the officer, authorities said.
Thursday night, one man was killed and another was wounded in a Chatham neighborhood shooting, police said. The two men were inside a basement apartment about 9:55 p.m. in the 7900 block of South State when someone knocked on the door, and fired several shots when the door was opened.
A Chicago Police officer claims he was defamed and his right to privacy was violated after a therapist's detailed advertisement described a shooting incident involving the officer — something he was seeking counseling for.
Two men, ages 20 and 23, were inside a basement apartment about 9:55 p.m. in the 7900 block of South State Street, when someone knocked on the door and asked for the 20-year-old man, police said.
The men were standing outside in the 7900 block of South Langley Avenue about 3:10 p.m., police News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala said. That's when a maroon van pulled up, two men got out out and started firing.
According to residents on the 2800 block of North Mozart Street, a man shot at Chicago police officers as they chased him into an alley.
The men were standing outside in the 7900 block of South Langley about 3:10 p.m. Thursday when a maroon Ford Astro van pulled up. Two men got out out and started firing.
Albert Tyson, an elder at St. Stephen African Methodist Episcopal Church, knew Rev. Clementa Pinckney, the pastor of Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, and said he had a meteoric rise, both in religion and in politics.
A 15-year-old was shot and killed in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side about 10 p.m. Wednesday. Kimon Wheeler got into a fight with someone who then pulled out a gun and shot him in the back about 10 p.m. in the 4100 block of West Cullerton Street.
About 2 a.m., a 16-year-old boy was walking in the 5800 block of South Green Street when someone opened fire from a passing vehicle, police said.
Kimon Wheeler got into a fight with someone who then pulled out a gun and shot him in the back about 10 p.m. in the 4100 block of West Cullerton Street, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
A 36-year-old man was in a car about 4 p.m. in the 700 block of North St. Louis Avenue when shots rang out and a bullet struck his chest, police said.
Officers responding to a call of shots fired about 11:45 p.m. found him unresponsive in an alley with gunshot wounds to the side in the 4400 block of North Magnolia Avenue, police said.
The three were all standing outside in the 2700 block of West Lexington Street about 9:45 p.m. when three other males shot them from a nearby alley, police said.
The video shows the officer firing at the car as it was backing away during a traffic stop in December 2013. Two of the teens were hurt.
The boy was shot about 4:20 a.m. in the 0-100 block of East 65th Street, police said.
Joshua Enriquez apologized Tuesday for killing two women and seriously injuring two others after he intentionally rammed into their car and caused it to crash on the Northwest Side.
About 10:05 p.m., the man was talking with an occupant inside a vehicle in the 3400 block of West Madison Street when a gunman approached and opened fire, striking the man in the side of his abdomen, police said.
