Homes catch fire in West Pullman neighborhood
Chopper 2 was over the scene where two houses appeared to be on fire in the West Pullman neighborhood.
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Chopper 2 was over the scene where two houses appeared to be on fire in the West Pullman neighborhood.
Crews were fighting a large fire at two homes in the 12000 block of South Lafayette Avenue on Chicago's Far South Side. Chopper 2 was over the scene where two houses appeared to be on fire in the West Pullman neighborhood.
She ran to a nearby business where she collapsed, according to police.
Firefighter Jermaine Pelt and Lt. Jan Tchoryk died while fighting different fires a day apart. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
Three other firefighters were also injured in the fire and were in fair to serious condition, and two civilians were taken to the hospital in good condition.
CBS 2's Tara Molina reports on the fire and the devastating loss.
The fire spread to three frame houses on South Wallace Street. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Chicago police say the 14-year-old girl was inside her residence when she heard shots fired from outside and immediately felt pain.
A teenage girl is critically hurt after being shot while inside her home in the West Pullman neighborhood Saturday morning.
Surveillance video shows both vehicles blew through stop signs at 116th and Racine.
A fiery crash was caught on video in West Pullman. A stolen Kia smashed into a Dodge Durango, which crashed into a home near 116th and Racine. Both the SUV and the house caught fire.
CBS 2's Jermont Terry talked to the woman who lives in the duplex home in West Pullman.
Five ambulances were sent to the scene, but it was not immediately learned how many people were injured. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
A Joliet man is facing multiple charges after shooting at police responding to a domestic dispute in West Pullman on Tuesday.
"I looked out the window and saw it was a car that was ablaze. There was no way to rescue anybody."
Officers responding to drag racing in the area observed a vehicle strike a pole then lose control and hit a wall.
In each robbery, as soon as the rideshare driver took the carjacker to his destination, he pointed a gun, demanding their belongings and/or car.
The robberies all happened on Thursday, Jan. 26, in the Far South Side's West Pullman and Riverdale neighborhoods.
It happened at the Metra maintenance facility in West Pullman.
Police said Tony Mason III had set up a sale of Adidas "Yeezy" boots through a social media marketplace, but then robbed the victims and started shooting.
Chicago Police say the seller took the victims' money and shot both of them.
According to the Chicago Police Department, the teens were in a parked vehicle just after 2 p.m. trying to buy a pair of shoes from a social media marketbplace seller.
Chicago police say the victim, 36, was driving when he heard shots and felt pain.
No offenders are in custody related to the West Pullman shooting.
Both of the victims were listed in critical condition.
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