Homicide Watch Chicago

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Twelve people were killed in shootings throughout Chicago last week. Five of the killings happened over the weekend, when 42 other people were wounded by gunfire, authorities said. Overall, three of the 12 victims were boys 14 years old or younger. The most recent murder happened when 14-year-old … Read more →

Andre Byrd was killed in an Austin community shooting that left two other men wounded early Sunday. The men were at a backyard party in the 5000 block of West Potomac Avenue when someone came out of an alley and opened fire about 2 a.m., police said. Byrd, 33, of the 200 block of North … Read more →