Man charged in fatal December shooting at bar in Hermosa
Police said 38-year-old Israel Guzman was shot and killed inside "The Levee" bar in the Hermosa neighborhood on Dec. 12.
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Police said 38-year-old Israel Guzman was shot and killed inside "The Levee" bar in the Hermosa neighborhood on Dec. 12.
Police said, around 9:10 p.m., a 46-year-old woman got into an argument with a man and a woman in the 4700 block of South Lake Park Avenue.
Elias Rodriguez, 31, was charged Thursday with the murder of foreign officials and other crimes in connection with the deaths of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim.
Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, who worked for the Israeli Embassy, were identified as the victims of a shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.
The suspect in the fatal shooting of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., has been identified as a 30-year-old from Chicago.
The suspect in the fatal shooting of 2 Israeli Embassy employees outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night has been identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago.
Prosecutors said 31-year-old Elias Rodriguez admitted to shooting Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim outside the Capital Jewish Museum. Charlie De Mar reports.
Chicago police and city leaders announced increased patrols in the wake of the shooting at the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., and the Israeli Consulate also weighed in on Thursday. Tara Molina reports.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said 31-year-old Elias Rodriguez does not have a criminal background.
The victims, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were a couple about to become engaged, said Israel's ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter.
Police did not say what led up to the shooting or the relationship between the two boys, but said the 17-year-old was placed into custody and charged accordingly.
Two Israeli Embassy employees were shot and killed Wednesday night as they left the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. The suspect has been identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez from Chicago.
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A shattered window and crime scene tape were seen surrounding Momty's Grill, at 9 E. 111th St.
The two victims were rushed to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, sources said.
The ages of the victims range from 15 to 54.
Police radio dispatches indicated that the victim was shot in the face and multiple times throughout his body.
Gunfire shattered the front windows of a lounge and restaurant in Chicago's Calumet Heights neighborhood early Monday morning, according to the Chicago Police Department.
The victim was hit in the neck and abdomen and was taken to Comer Children's Hospital, where he died.
Police radio dispatches indicated that the victim was shot in the face and multiple times throughout his body. Asal Rezaei reports.
Kenyon White, 34, of Chicago, was arrested and charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm.
Police say the teen was outside near 110th and Eggleston around 6 p.m. when a person in a dark vehicle pulled up to him.
The victim was unable to provide any details about the shooting, but preliminary investigation indicated that someone inside a vehicle shot him.
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