Homicide Watch Chicago

Steven Blanchard / Photo from Cook County Sheriff’s office BY BRIAN SLODYSKO Chicago Sun-Times A third man was charged Sunday in the December 2013 slaying of Leroy Griffin, who was beaten then shot in the head by rival gang members outside a Chatham gas station. Steven Blanchard, 26, who was charged with first-degree murder, is … Read more →

Louis Smith / Photo from Chicago Police A second man has been charged with murder after authorities said he was part of a group that beat a man then shot him dead in the Chatham neighborhood. On Dec. 21, 2013, Leroy Griffin was walking with an acquaintance to a gas station near 79th and State … Read more →