1 dead, 1 hurt in shooting in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood
Both a 36-year-old man and a 20-year-old man were shot after a physical altercation ensued in the 7400 block of South Euclid Avenue.
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Both a 36-year-old man and a 20-year-old man were shot after a physical altercation ensued in the 7400 block of South Euclid Avenue.
One person was killed and another seriously hurt in a shooting in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood on Friday.
People were seen screaming for help as they found themselves trapped in the burning building and hung out of the windows.
Three children and five adults ended up in hospitals. The baby who was most seriously injured remained at the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital Wednesday night.
The fire started in a kitchen in a unit on the second floor of the 14-story building, Chicago Fire Department First District Chief Jim McDonough said at a news conference.
Seven people were rushed to area hospitals, and one of them – a baby – was in critical condition, McDonough said. One additional person later asked to go to the hospital.
Eight people were rushed to the hospital from the scene of the fire in a high-rise on Jeffery Boulevard, and a baby was in critical condition. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Chicago Fire Department First District Chief Jim McDonough has updates on a fire that broke out in a high-rise on Jeffery Boulevard.
People were seen screaming for help as they found themselves trapped in the burning building and hung out of the windows. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
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The violence interrupters said the attackers who shot two boys, ages 12 and 14, in South Shore this week are also kids themselves. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
The volunteers said they always show up to try to defuse a situation when kids from the South Shore neighborhood are involved.
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Police said the boys found their way to a home two miles from the scene before being rushed to the hospital, while the suspected shooters held police in a standoff back near the scene in South Shore. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Video by CPD shows the suspect pulling over and removing the license plates from the car before reentering and driving off.
The fire broke out around 7 a.m. in a multi-unit building at 7836 S. South Shore Dr.
The fire broke out around 7 a.m. in a multi-unit building at 7836 S. South Shore Dr. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the upper floors.
Cedric Dupree, 56, was arrested by Chicago police on Friday in the 4900 block of South Chicago Beach Drive.
Chicago police said the 39-year-old man was inside a residence just after 5 a.m. in the 7800 block of South Cornell Avenue, where he engaged in an argument turned fight with a 34-year-old woman.
Kendall Johnson, 51, was arrested just after 7:30 p.m. on Monday by Chicago police in the 1500 block of East 65th Street.
According to police scanner audio, the victim may be pregnant.
A 20-year-old woman is recovering after she was shot inside a South Shore home. According to police scanner audio, the victim may be pregnant. Her condition is stable at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Reports that the victim may have been pregnant were not immediately confirmed.
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