Thieves spotted taking items from freight train on West Side of Chicago
A freight train carrying boxcars was stopped on the tracks near Lake Street and Laramie Avenue, and thieves were seen stealing items from boxcars that were sitting open.
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A freight train carrying boxcars was stopped on the tracks near Lake Street and Laramie Avenue, and thieves were seen stealing items from boxcars that were sitting open.
The victim was taken to Mt Sinai Hospital in critical condition with multiple gunshots throughout the body and later died.
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Both incidents come less than 24 hours after three people were killed in a mass shooting on the South Side.
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The man was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died.
Chicago police said just before 11 p.m., a man, 46, and a woman, 39, were fighting in the 5400 block of West Congress Parkway in the Austin neighborhood when two other men approached and battered the man.
A fight ensued, and the victim was shot at multiple times by the would-be robbers, who then left the scene, police said.
Chicago police said around 1 a.m., the victim was walking on the sidewalk in the 700 block of South Laramie Avenue when a black truck approached, and two people armed with handguns got out and demanded his belongings.
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Preliminary investigation indicated that the victim was in an argument with another man prior to the stabbing.
Chicago police said just after 11:30 p.m., two men were arguing on the sidewalk in the 500 block of North Leamington Avenue. Both pulled out handguns, and one of the men fired shots at two others who were in a group.
Chicago police said it happened just after 11:30 p.m. in the 500 block of North Leamington Avenue.
All three victims were taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in good condition.
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A neighbor who witnessed the suspect being arrested moments after that shootout says he was yelling at officers that he wanted to die.
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The dog then attacked one of the officers, who then fired their service weapon, hitting the dog in the body, police said.
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