Man, 51, killed in West Pullman drive-by shooting
According to Chicago police, the man was outside, standing near the sidewalk, when two sedans approached him.
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According to Chicago police, the man was outside, standing near the sidewalk, when two sedans approached him.
Around 8:47 a.m., the Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts responded to the intersection of Collins Road and Vermont Road in unincorporated Woodstock for a reported crash with entrapment.
A Buick Regal veered left into an eastbound lane of Black Road, hitting a Buick Encore head-on.
A 34-year-old man was traveling southbound in a Lexus SUV when he hit a Lexus sedan traveling eastbound on Thomas Street.
Willie Mathews Jr., 21, of Matteson, Illinois, is facing felony charges including false personation of a police officer with a weapon.
Investigation into the incident revealed that 12 people were either taken to or arrived at area hospitals with gunshot wounds.
Quentin Batteast, 39, of Chicago, was charged with felony counts of attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery with discharge of a firearm.
It happened Saturday around 9:45 p.m. in the 5800 block of West Cornelia Avenue in the Portage Park neighborhood.
Chicago police said the victim was on the sidewalk when he was approached by two men who tried to take his belongings at knifepoint.
Chicago police said the teen was standing near the sidewalk when a dark-colored sedan approached and someone from inside pulled out a gun and shot at him.
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The ages of the victims range from 15 to 57.
Both men were taken to Stroger Hospital, where they were pronounced dead. Their
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The boys, 13, 16, and 17 years of age, were charged with multiple felonies, including one count of aggravated vehicular hijacking with a weapon and three counts of armed robbery with a firearm.