By JEFF MAYES Homicide Watch Chicago A week that started out with about four full days without a homicide suddenly exploded into a bloodbath when four shootings left eight people dead in a matter of 24 hours in the South Shore neighborhood, and by the time it ended, 18 lives were lost to violence in …
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By SAM CHARLES, ANDY GRIMM and MITCHELL ARMENTROUT Chicago Sun-Times Maurice Harris’ father — 37-year-old Jerry Jacobs, who had nearly four dozen arrests, including two for murder — was gunned down on a sidewalk in the South Shore neighborhood around 11:15 p.m. March 29. The next day, his son appears to have been out for …
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By SAM CHARLES and MITCHELL ARMENTROUT Chicago Sun-Times A man shot to death last week in the South Shore neighborhood has been identified as 37-year-old Jerry Jacobs, and authorities believe his death may have been the catalyst for a quadruple homicide the following day. Jacobs was walking on the sidewalk at 11:13 p.m. March 29 …
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