Man Slain In Belmont Cragin While Stopped At Red Light
The victim, who was in his 20s, was driving a black Honda Accord on Fullerton Avenue, with a family member in the passenger's seat, when he stopped at a red light at Central Avenue around 4 a.m.
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The victim, who was in his 20s, was driving a black Honda Accord on Fullerton Avenue, with a family member in the passenger's seat, when he stopped at a red light at Central Avenue around 4 a.m.
Marcus Gaiter, 25, was sitting in a vehicle with another person in the 8600 block of South Morgan Street about 9:45 p.m. when he heard shots and felt pain.
The 47-year-old woman told police she confronted a man who was wearing a mask and a hoodie, after he broke into her home in the 5000 block of West Van Buren Street around 6:15 p.m.
"There is an unacceptable level of violence, but the progress we're making is undeniable," Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said in an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times.
Bobby Pruitt-Williams was standing in the 12100 block of South Union Avenue when a gunman approached and shot him in the head about 12:10 a.m.
Kevin Culverson, 20, was charged with first-degree murder for firing a handgun into a crowd of people in the backyard of a home in the 5000 block of South Evans Avenue on April 22.
Officers found Steven Noble, 33, inside a vehicle in the 3300 block of West 16th Street.
A moving gunfight between two speeding cars in Gary, Ind., ended without any injuries. But five people, including two women, were arrested and a Gary police squad car was damaged by bullets.
The 23-year-old was shot in the chest about 4:35 a.m. in the 2600 block of North Sawyer Avenue,
A friend found 48-year-old Gregory Daniel about 9:45 p.m. Monday on the bedroom floor of his apartment in the 5300 block of West Adams Street with gunshot wounds to his head and abdomen.
More than 100 people, many appearing to be older teenagers, were at a party at the home, police said.
The man, thought to be in his 50s, was discovered dead at the scene in the 1200 block of West 72nd Place about 5:25 a.m.
Two people were killed and 14 people were injured during shootings across the city since Friday afternoon.
A man was shot to death Saturday night in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the Far South Side.
A 20-year-old man was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after he was shot in the Woodlawn neighborhood Saturday afternoon.
A teenage boy was critically hurt and an errant bullet hit his relative during a gang-related shooting early Saturday in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood.
Police said the boy was riding a bike east in the 1100 block of West Wilson Avenue when a shooter got out of a car and opened fire about 7:15 p.m.
Demarius Reed was a starter for Eastern Michigan University. His body was found in his off-campus last Friday.
When officers entered the scene the woman was in a domestic dispute with a relative and was "belligerent and acting totally violent" with a knife.
Matthew Knight, 16, faces up to 13 years for his role in the March 27 killing of Depree Mims, who was shot in the head while he was getting ready to watch a movie with his family.
Police were responding to a 911 call about a domestic dispute around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, in the 200 block of West 107th Street, when they were confronted by a man armed with a butcher knife.
Police responding to a call of shots fired about 3:15 p.m. found the man on the sidewalk in the 8300 block of South Ellis Avenue.
LeTroy Fields, 34, was charged with attempted first-degree murder in connection with the attack in the 11600 block of South Harvard Avenue.
Two men were killed in separate homicides Saturday night in Lake County.
Officers found a husband and wife -- 33-year-old Gerard Jimerson, and 32-year-old Tajuanna Davis -- dead in their bedroom, police said.
