Residence: 5000 block of West Irving Park Road
Photo credit: Danny Melendez / Photo from Cook County Sheriff's office
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Three men were fatally shot and a fourth was stabbed to death in homicides throughout Chicago last week. Detectives ruled two of the killings self-defense and classified them as justified involuntary manslaughter, police said. The most recent killing happened late Friday when 22-year-old Francisco Rufino was killed in … Read more →
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Chicago had half as many murders in January 2014 compared to the first month of 2013. Police reported 20 killings in the month, which had 11 days of subzero temperature and was one of the coldest months in recent years. “The superintendent has said weather is a factor, … Read more →
Danny Melendez died early Thursday after being stabbed by a woman in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood earlier this week. A 31-year-old woman stabbed Melendez in the thigh about 8:50 p.m. Tuesday during a fight in the 2300 block of North Cicero Avenue, authorities said. Melendez, 38, of the 5000 block of West Irving Park Road, … Read more →
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