Carl Smith / Photo from Chicago Police BY JORDAN OWEN Sun-Times Media A man who had been shot was able to identify his assailant — and provide police with man’s phone number — before dying last summer, according to prosecutors. Now, 29-year-old Carl Smith is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the June 23 …
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BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Eight people were murdered throughout Chicago last week, including three people in their 50s. The slayings included shootings, a stabbing and a woman intentionally struck by a vehicle. While at least 36 people were shot over the weekend, the only fatality happened when 42-year-old Ronnie Amos was found …
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Alfred Barnett died Friday night from injuries suffered in a Monday night shooting in the West Englewood neighborhood. Barnett, 40, was shot in the groin area in the 6900 block of South Laflin Street about 5 p.m. Monday, authorities said. Barnett, of the 7200 block of South Rockwell Street, died at Advocate Christ Medical Center …
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