Homicide Watch Chicago

By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times Wire A man accused of fatally shooting Caprice McCollum Jr. and Jerome Phelps as they played dice in August in North Lawndale was ordered held without bond Wednesday. Laquan King, 20, of the 1400 block of South Ridgeway faces two counts of first-degree murder for the shooting that happened Aug. … Read more →

By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times Wire A man has been charged with fatally shooting Jerome Phelps and Caprice McCollum Jr. as they played dice in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side last summer. Laquan King, 20, faces two counts of first-degree murder for the shooting that happened Aug. 16, according to Chicago Police. … Read more →

A dice game in the Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side turned deadly for 19-year-old Jerome Phelps and 16-year-old Caprice McCollum Jr., when two suspects started shooting Sunday night. The victims were playing dice in the 1800 block of South Springfield about 9:45 p.m. when two male suspects approached and fired shots, police said. Phelps, … Read more →