Samantha Santiago

WEEK IN REVIEW: 17 die from violence, 7 on Sunday, 2 on front steps of church as services begin

By JEFF MAYES Homicide Watch Chicago Another 17 people died from violence in Chicago the week of August 7-13, including seven killed on a bloody Sunday that included a triple homicide and a double homicide, one of which is being investigated as a case of self-defense and the other occurring on the front steps of … Read more →

Woman charged with fatal shooting of Lavatus McCullough, who died a year after being wounded in Logan Square

By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times Wire Lavatus McCullough died Monday afternoon, one year after he was wounded in a domestic shooting in the Northwest Side Logan Square neighborhood, and a woman has been charged with his murder. Samantha Santiago, 29, was charged July 25 with one count of attempted first-degree murder in connection with the … Read more →