Homicide Watch Chicago

BY WILL HAGER Homicide Watch Chicago Darius Oliver was fatally shot outside an Uptown church more than six months ago, but the killing still “feels so fresh” to his mother. “I’m still at a loss for words,” said Oliver’s mother, Sabrina McMathis. Oliver was shot Aug. 19, 2013, when two people inside a white vehicle … Read more →

Darius Oliver was shot dead in August outside of an Uptown church. Kelsky Patterson was charged on one count of first-degree murder for the Oliver’s death and was ordered held on a $1 million bond in November. Poster “Kristina Alwayzbeenme Oliver” shared this about Oliver: I so glad that he is locked up good he … Read more →

Kelsky Patterson / Photo from Cook County Sheriff’s office BY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-Times A reputed gang member already in Cook County Jail for a North Side shooting in September was ordered held in lieu of $1 million bond Thursday for allegedly gunning down a man and wounding four others outside an Uptown church a … Read more →

Kelsky Patterson / Photo from Cook County Sheriff’s office A South Side man already jailed for a North Side shooting has now been charged with murder for an August attack that killed one man and wounded four others outside an Uptown church. Kelsky Patterson, 20, was charged with one count of first-degree murder, two counts … Read more →

A man died early Thursday after he and four others were wounded in a Monday evening shooting near an Uptown neighborhood church. Darius Oliver, 21, of the 500 block of West 14th Place, was pronounced dead at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center at 12:55 a.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. The five … Read more →