Woman shot and killed, man taken into custody on Southeast Side
A woman was found shot to death on Chicago's Southeast Side early Monday.
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A woman was found shot to death on Chicago's Southeast Side early Monday.
A weapon was recovered after the woman was found dead in the 9400 block of South Avenue N.
A woman was found dead with two gunshots to the head on Chicago's Southeast Side Sunday morning.
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Concerned community members gathered on Wednesday, just one day after a showdown between federal law enforcement and neighbors in Chicago's East Side neighborhood.
Chicago police said their officers responded to the 10500 block of South Avenue N, near the Indiana border, just after 11 a.m. for reports of a car crash involving federal agents. When they arrived, officers worked to document the crash.
CBS News Chicago obtained video of the moment the feds' vehicle crashed into one of the cars they were pursuing, causing it to spin before both occupants fell out and took off running, leading to a foot pursuit by agents.
Sara Machi is on the ground at 105th Street and Avenue N, where agents set off tear gas canisters Tuesday afternoon.
The vehicle had hit multiple unoccupied parked cars in the 10100 block of South Avenue M, police said.
Officers found the driver in an overturned sport-utility vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head.
A witness reported hearing a loud noise and seeing the victim on the ground.
Police said the 73-year-old woman was found unresponsive at the scene of the fire in the 11000 block of South Avenue N.
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So far, police have not made any arrests in the case.
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An ice cream vendor on Chicago's Southeast Side was shot Wednesday evening, and the shooters ran into a home, which prompted a SWAT response.
A SWAT response was called after the two suspected shooters ran into a building.
No one else was injured, and no citations were injured.
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