Boy, 16, struck by car after violent attack in Norwood Park
Chicago police said around 11:45 p.m., the boy was beaten by several other males on the street in the 7300 block of West Gregory Street.
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Chicago police said around 11:45 p.m., the boy was beaten by several other males on the street in the 7300 block of West Gregory Street.
The victim suffered trauma to the body while handling the firework and died at the scene.
At least seven burglaries were reported on Thursday.
State police said the driver was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead.
Both were charged with felonies, including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and murder with other forcible felony.
Police said the shooting may have stemmed from a personal dispute. One of the victims was a 7-year-old boy who died.
Police said the suspect approached the victim at the 69th Street station platform and used a translator app to demand their belongings or they would be shot.
The body was first found by three men and a woman after entering the site to explore the property.
Cooper Roberts, now 10, was paralyzed from the waist down after his spinal cord was severed when he was shot.
The crash happened Sunday around 5:12 p.m. in the 8400 block of South Vincennes Avenue.
Chicago police said officers responded to a call of a person shot and found two men, 32 and 35, both struck by gunfire.
The Bureau says there could be a spike in "deceptive calls, texts, and emails" in the coming weeks telling people they've won the grand prize.
Jonathan Morris, 38, was arrested on Monday just before 4 p.m.
Police say he approached the victim, indicated that he was armed with a handgun by pointing an unknown object at the victim from under his hooded sweatshirt, and demanded that she hand over her property.
The thefts happened during the month of June, with the latest happening on Saturday.