WEEK IN REVIEW: 13 killed in violence, including two accidental shootings

At least 13 people died from violence the week of October 23-29 in Chicago. The victims included 10 people who where fatally shot, including two who police said were killed in “accidental” shootings. The homicides considered accidental by police were the shootings of a 16-year-old girl and a 21-year-old woman, police said. The girl, identified … Read more →

Two people charged after Amundsen High School student Eshunte Mayfield ‘accidentally’ shot to death in Woodlawn

By JEFF MAYES and JACOB WITTICH Chicago Sun-Times Two people have been charged in what police called an “accidental” shooting that left 16-year-old Amundsen High School cheerleader Eshunte Mayfield dead Sunday evening in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side. Joshua Baker, who lives in the same block as the shooting, was charged with one … Read more →

Joshua Baker

  • Arrested: Oct. 30, 2017
  • Age: 19
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: Black

Suspected in the Oct. 29, 2017 death of Eshunte Mayfield.

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