Homicide Watch Chicago

By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times Wire When Andre Brown and his mother, Damita Collins, got into an argument about his not having a girlfriend last year at their Ashburn home, he ended up stabbing her to death, according to Cook County prosecutors. And for that, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Brown was … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Five men were fatally shot and a woman was stabbed to death last week in Chicago. The most recent killing happened when 35-year-old Michael Harrison was shot while standing on a sidewalk in the 0-100 block of South Kostner Avenue in the West Garfield Park neighborhood about 10:40 … Read more →

Andre Brown / Photo from Chicago Police BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor A Southwest Side man fatally stabbed his 54-year-old mother Monday night because she kept “putting him down and telling him that he needed to get a girlfriend,” prosecutors said. Assistant State’s Attorney Jamie Santini claimed Andre Brown stabbed Damita Collins in … Read more →

BY JORDAN OWEN AND REEMA AMIN Sun-Times Media A South Side pre-school administrator was fatally stabbed during a domestic fight in the Ashburn neighborhood Monday night, authorities said. Damita Collins, 54, was stabbed once in the chest in the 3500 block of West 77th Place about 9:45 p.m. Monday, authorities said. Police described the attack … Read more →