Person in custody after 2-year-old boy is shot on Chicago's West Side
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.
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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.
Chicago police said that the 43-year-old man was arguing with the woman when she pulled out a firearm and shot him in the hand.
A man was wounded in a shooting at the Clark/Lake Loop 'L' stop in broad daylight Christmas Eve. Shardaa Gray reports.
Police said the victim knew the shooter.
The man was shot at the Clark/Lake CTA station Tuesday morning. Shardaa Gray reports.
Shots were fired from inside a Nissan Altima.
The teen was left in serious condition in the shooting.
The ages of the victims range from 16 to 48.
When officers arrived, they saw a gunman shooting at an individual on the ground. The suspect then fired at officers, hitting their squad car.
Chicago police said as officers arrived on scene, they saw the suspect shooting at an individual on the ground. Officers were then fired upon by the suspect, striking their squad car.
Police said the man broke into a home in Berwyn and killed two dogs, then later fired at officers in a nearby yard.
Gary police said just before 7:30 p.m., officers received a call about a man down in front of a residence in the 1100 block of North Warren Street.
At last check, the 69-year-old husband was still fighting for his life. Megan Hickey reports.
Two other men also have been charged in the shooting and are awaiting trial.
The husband and wife were well-known longtime residents of the Miller Beach community along Lake Michigan. Megan Hickey reports.
Gary Fire Department arrived on scene and took the woman to St Catherine's Hospital, where she died. The man was taken to Methodist Northlake Hospital for treatment.
Authorities also said the shooter, Natalie Rupnow, 15, had been in contact with a 20-year-old man in California, who was plotting a mass shooting with the teenager and told her he was planning to attack a government building. This comes from the Associated Press, citing court documents.
An attorney for Luigi Mangione tells CBS News that he will waive extradition in court on Thursday morning. In that case, New York police detectives on the ground in Pennsylvania will make sure he's transported back to New York City for his arraignment, which could happen as early as Thursday.
The suspect is facing seven counts of first-degree murder and dozens of other charges related to the 2022 mass shooting.
The victim was taken to Ascension Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston in fair condition.
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