Woman found dead of gunshot wound to head in Near West Side apartment
The woman was found just before 8 p.m. on Wednesday in the 1500 block of West Warren Boulevard.
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The woman was found just before 8 p.m. on Wednesday in the 1500 block of West Warren Boulevard.
Police said, around 4:05 a.m., officers responded to reports of gunfire at 1845 Pierson Parkway, and when they arrived, they found several people running out of a New Year's party.
Local media reported a brawl at the restaurant led up to the shooting.
Police said around 4:05 a.m., officers responded to reports of gunfire at 1845 Pierson Parkway, and when they arrived, they found several people running out of a New Year's party.
Five others were hurt when the New Year’s party became the scene of a mass shooting early Wednesday morning. Shardaa Gray reports.
All day, people were seen stopping by the house to try and collect their coats and phones—things they left behind in the chaos. Sara Machi reports.
The victim was shot in the chest and right leg, police said.
Coleman Franklin, 50, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of Lillian Brown, 51, and Sabrina McCain, 30, on the day after Christmas.
All three are U.S. citizens, but were visiting relatives in Mexico at the time of the shooting on Friday.
The candlelight vigil honored of the memory of Margaret “Pegg” Sangerman, and to pray for her husband, Mike, who were shot earlier this month in an incident that took Pegg's life. Darius Johnson reports.
Margaret "Pegg" Sangerman was shot and killed, and her husband, Mike, was shot and wounded, at their home in Gary two weeks ago. Darius Johnson reports.
The vigil is planned to honor the memory of Margaret Sangerman, and to pray for her husband, Mike. Darius Johnson reports.
Chicago police say they found the victim on the street around 9:30 p.m. Sunday on Adams Street near Hanan Avenue, right next to John Marshall Metropolitan High School.
The ages of the victims range from 18 to 51.
Three men were killed and five other people were wounded when a fight broke out on Dec. 2 at a party inside a home near 59th and Saint Louis.
Daniel Garcia, 52, of Schaumburg, was charged with a felony count of involuntary manslaughter.
It's unclear what the relationship is between the teen and the boy and how he was involved in the shooting.
Officers forced their way into the residence and found the two women, 30 and 51, unresponsive, along with two unharmed children.
Just after 6 p.m., officers responded to the 300 block of Miami Street for a report of a gunshot victim inside the residence.
The shooting took place in an apartment in North Lawndale, and CBS News Chicago has learned the boy was in surgery late Thursday. Sara Machi reports.
The boy was shot multiple times in his lower body in a home in North Lawndale, police say.
The victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
Chicago police said officers responded to a battery in progress where a man, 45, was attacking a woman, 40, inside the home.
While the man was attacking the woman, police said the teen, a 16-year-old boy, pulled out a firearm and shot the man in his lower back before leaving the scene.
Police said Arties Titus, 26, of Joliet, was arrested, processed, and transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility for domestic battery and a Will County warrant.
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