Homicide Watch Chicago

By RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago SUn-Times According to Cook County prosecutors, an Oak Park man already facing charges for the drug-related fatal shooting of Alex Anderson in 2014 was also involved in the murder of Anthony Heatherly while out on bond. Tramian Barnes shot the 19-year-old Anderson in the stomach after the two had planned to … Read more →

BY CHASE DIFELICIANTONIO Homicide Watch Chicago A balloon sways in the wind. An empty liquor bottle rests on the pavement. Flowers wilt in the January snow. These are the memorials for some of Chicago’s murder victims. The memorials are temporary places where grieving family and friends can share words and photos to celebrate the victim’s … Read more →

Tramian Barnes / Photo from Chicago Police BY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-Times A Joliet teenager was ordered held in lieu of $1 million bond Wednesday for allegedly shooting another man to death last month in the Portage Park neighborhood. Alex Anderson knew his killer and told police, witnesses and his girlfriend that Tramian Barnes shot … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Six males were killed last week in shootings throughout the city, the youngest being a 15-year-old boy. The two most recent killings happened in the Little Village neighborhood on the Southwest Side. About 4:50 p.m. Sunday, 15-year-old Miguel Naverrette was shot dead while sitting inside a parked vehicle … Read more →

Video By Chase DiFeliciantonio Alex Anderson was shot to death Monday night by an acquaintance in the Portage Park neighborhood. Anderson, 19, was riding in a vehicle with an acquaintance who shot him in the 4300 block of North Milwaukee Avenue about 10:30 p.m. Monday, said authorities. Anderson suffered gunshot wounds to the left arm … Read more →