Son Killed, Father Wounded In Hermosa Shooting
A 16-year-old boy was killed and his father was critically injured in a shooting Monday afternoon in the Northwest Side Hermosa neighborhood after an argument in a nearby restaurant.
Watch CBS News
A 16-year-old boy was killed and his father was critically injured in a shooting Monday afternoon in the Northwest Side Hermosa neighborhood after an argument in a nearby restaurant.
A 31-year-old man has been charged in connection with the death of a photographer who was slain at a Rogers Park bus stop in broad daylight last week. Prosecutors said Eric Vaughn handed the gun to the shooter, and drove the getaway vehicle.
A man was shot to death Saturday afternoon on the North Side.
A son was killed and his mother is fighting to stay alive after a shooting on the Southwest Side early Saturday.
The shooting happened at 8:13 p.m. in the 5200 block of West Quincy Street.
A person of interest arrested in the murder of Gary Police Officer Jeff Westerfield on Sunday remained in custody on Friday, but has yet to be charged.
The male, whose age was not immediately known, fired shots at police officers about 2:50 a.m. near West 64th Street and South Campbell Avenue, police said. Police returned fire, but no one was injured in the shooting.
Authorities in northwest Indiana were offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the prosecution of a suspect or suspects in the murder of Gary Police Officer Jeffrey Westerfield, even though police have said publicly they're "fairly confident" the suspect was arrested the same day Westerfield was slain.
The 29-year-old told police he was in his vehicle, talking to a friend in the 900 block of North Leclaire Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain about 11:50 p.m.
A felon is facing several new charges after he allegedly pointed his weapon at a Chicago Police officer and was shot Saturday night in the West Englewood neighborhood.
Richard Magnan, 35, was charged with one count of first-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in a Walgreens parking lot early July 5.
Two people were killed and at least eight others were wounded in shootings on the city's South and West sides Tuesday, including six people shot in a 18-minute period Tuesday night.
After losing his first-born daughter and his youngest son to gun violence in less than a year, Pierre Curry said "I'm going to lose my mind."
A woman was shot in the head Tuesday afternoon in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side.
A 19-year-old woman was shot and killed Monday night in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, and at least seven other people were wounded in various other shootings across the city.
Police were investigating an apparent gun battle between occupants of two cars near the corner of Concord Drive and Division Street.
Tonya Gunn was standing outside her car in the 10900 block of South Throop Street early Monday when someone from a passing vehicle fired shots, police said.
Gang members fear if they back down in confrontations with police, they will face beatings or financial sanctions from gang leaders, Chicago's top cop says.
At least 13 people were killed and 58 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago over the long holiday weekend, from Thursday evening through early Monday morning. There were also six police-involved shootings, two of them involving teens who were killed.
Chicago police have fatally shot a person on the South Side -- the fourth police-involved shooting since Friday and the second in which a suspect has died.
One man is dead and two others are injured after three shootings involving Chicago Police Friday, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty.
Tactical officers walked up to the 45-year-old man as he was drinking near the intersection of North Greenview Avenue and Howard Street in Rogers Park.
The most recent fatal shooting was around 2:30 a.m., when two men were shot in the West Englewood neighborhood. Corey Hudson, 34, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other man was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County in critical condition.
Officers responding to a 911 call about a man with a gun spotted three men standing on a corner in Greater Grand Crossing. One of the men ran when police tried to question them, then fired at an officer who gave chase. The officer returned fire, and shot the suspect.
The shooting happened at 4:17 p.m. in the 3800 block of West Monroe Street, police said. One woman, 21, was shot in the arm, police said. The other woman, also 21, was shot in the head and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
