A 33-year-old St. Louis man who was wounded during a weekend shooting on the Southwest Side has died, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.
Francisco Chairez-Munoz was shot once in the back about 2 a.m. Saturday in the 5100 block of South Kostner Avenue, police and the medical examiner’s office said.
He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where his condition was initially stabilized, police said.
But at 11:40 p.m. Monday, Chairez-Munoz died from his wound, according to the medical examiner.
No one was in custody as Area Central detective investigated.
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Two brothers were found shot to death inside a red Dodge Charger in the West Pullman neighborhood early Tuesday, police said.
The brothers, ages 35 and 38, were unresponsive when investigators found them in the front seats of the late-model sports car, parked in the 100 block of East 120th Street on the Far South Side, police said.
The elder brother, found in the passenger seat, had been shot in the chin, police said. The younger brother had been shot in the head and the chest.Read more
One man was killed and another wounded in a late Sunday shooting in the Chatham neighborhood.
The two men were standing on the sidewalk talking with a group of people in the 8000 block of South Normal Avenue when two others walked up and opened fire about 9:50 p.m. Sunday, police said.
The wounded men tried to run away, but one was shot dead in the chest on the back porch of a home on the block and the other man, 36, was shot in the foot and taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook county in “stable” condition, authorities said.
The deceased was identified as 33-year-old Clifton Balentine, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office, which said he died of multiple gunshot wounds and ruled the death a homicide.
Area South detectives are investigating.
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A man was killed in a drive-by shooting in the South Chicago neighborhood Tuesday evening.
Tyrone Hart, 18, was standing on the corner in the 8000 block of South Chappel Avenue when someone inside a passing dark-colored car opened fire about 7:45 p.m., authorities said.
Hart, of the 8100 block of South Chappel Avenue, was shot in the chest and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 8:45 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.
Authorities could not provide a motive for the attack on Tuesday night, police said.
Area South detectives wereinvestigating, but no one was in custody.
A man was killed in a shooting in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side late Saturday.
About 11:30 p.m., the 25-year-old was shot multiple times near the intersection of West 71st Street and South Ashland Avenue, said police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines.
The man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he was pronounced dead at 1:42 a.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.
The man’s identity was withheld early Sunday pending notification of family.
A person is in custody in connection with the shooting, police said.
Four people were shot, one fatally, on the Far South Side early Sunday, police said.
The shooting occurred about 1:50 a.m. in the 600 block of East 131st Street, police said.
The four were standing outside with a group of people when a fight broke out and someone fired shots, police said.
A 28-year-old man was shot multiple times and was found unresponsive at the scene. A 40-year-old man was also shot multiple times and a 28-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to the back. They were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, but their conditions weren’t immediately known, police said.
A 22-year-old man was also shot, but he made it on his own to Metro South Meical Center in Blue Island. He was listed in “stable” condition with a gunshot wound to the buttocks.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed the death but did not release the man’s identity pending notification of family.
No one was in custody as Area South detectives investigated.
By John Carpenter and Cat Zakrzewski
Homicide Watch Chicago
Everyone said he was the kind of guy who would do anything for his friends. So when Tommie Bates heard that a friend was getting beat up a few blocks away, no one was surprised when he ran to help him.
The shock came later on the morning of July 12, when the voice on the other end of the phone line told his grandmother she might want to have someone with her when she heard the bad news.
Bates, a 24-year-old father of three, was dead – stabbed to death, allegedly by a man he’d known for years.
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A man was shot to death Sunday afternoon in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side.
The man was discovered shot in the head about 3:45 p.m. in the 1600 block of West Jonquil Terrace, police News Affairs Officer Daniel O’Brien said.
The man was dead on the scene, O’Brien said.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed a 22-year-old man was killed, but did not release his name pending notification of relatives.
According to police on the scene, the man was shot in a field directly south of Gale Community Academy. About two dozen Chicago police officers were monitoring the area. At least two Evanston Police Department vehicles were also on the scene.
Area North detectives are investigating.
A teen died after he was shot Sunday in the South Deering neighborhood.
The shooting occurred at 2:50 p.m., directly south of a condominium complex playground in 10500 block of South Oglesby Avenue, authorities said.
The boy, 16, was taken in critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with a gunshot wound to the back, where he died at 3:39 p.m., according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.
His name was not immediately released pending notification of relatives.
Takara Jackson, a three-year resident of the condo complex where the shooting occurred, said she was fearful for younger residents’ safety.
“These kids can’t even come out and play in the park. It’s ridiculous,” Jackson said. “Kids can’t play. They can’t do anything.”
Area South detectives are investigating.
A man was found shot to death in his car Friday night in the South Shore neighborhood.
The man, 24, was found with multiple gunshot wounds to the body about 10:30 p.m. in the 6800 block of South Paxton, police said.
Two unidentified males approached the vehicle and shot the man before fleeing in an unknown direction in a dark-colored vehicle, police said.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed the man’s death but declined to release his identity early Saturday.
No one was in custody as Area South detectives investigated.
