Homicide Watch Chicago

By JORDAN OWEN and MITCHELL ARMENTROUT Chicago Sun-Times Wire A second brother now faces a murder charge for the fatal shooting of Alston Ronnie McNeal in October in Austin, an incident prosecutors say started after McNeal’s girlfriend was inappropriately touched at a party. Charles Thorne, 27, pulled the trigger in the early morning hours of … Read more →

By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times Wire A man faces a murder charged and his brother is on the run for the fatal shooting of Alston Ronnie McNeal in October in Austin, an incident prosecutors say started after McNeal’s girlfriend was inappropriately touched at a party. Antoine Thorne, 25, was charged with first-degree murder Wednesday, according … Read more →

A party in the West Side Austin neighborhood turned deadly early Saturday when shots were fired, leaving Alston Ronnie McNeal dead. McNeal, 33, was at a party on his block in the 1100 block of North Lawler about 3:20 a.m. when another male at the party shot him in the head, according to Chicago Police … Read more →

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire At least 8 people died from gunshot wounds in Chicago last week, including three teenage boys—two of them 15 and one 17. Fifteen-year-old Kiyon Evans was shot to death Friday afternoon in Austin. Police discovered the boy’s body in a rear yard in the 4900 block of West Congress … Read more →