Homicide Watch Chicago

Preacher Charles Short, 51, was fatally shot last month in the Fuller Park neighborhood. Reader “Matt S” posted this about the killing: My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Short. I find it incredibly sad that a simple trip to the grocery store cost Mr. Short his life. 51 or 5, no … Read more →

BY EMILY BROSIOUS Homicide Watch Chicago A 51-year-old ordained preacher was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time when he was fatally shot last month in the Fuller Park neighborhood, his family said. Charles D. Short was standing with a 32-year-old man in the 4200 block of South Princeton Avenue when when a … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Fourteen people were murdered throughout Chicago last week — including two people in their 50s. Nine of the murders happened on South Side, four on the West Side and one on the North Side. The Austin community had the most killings last week with three. The most recent … Read more →

Scene where Charles D. Short was fatally shot / Photo by Alex Wroblewski Charles D. Short was killed in a Friday night shooting in the Fuller Park neighborhood that left another man wounded. The men were standing in the 4200 block of South Princeton Avenue when a vehicle drove up and a male exited and … Read more →