Homicide Watch Chicago

Matthew Jackson / Photo from Chicago Police BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Matthew X. Jackson fatally shot Davy Easterling, a bodyguard for Chicago rapper Twista, during an armed robbery at a South Chicago apartment, prosecutors said. On Friday, Judge Laura Sullivan ordered Jackson held without bond on murder and armed robbery charges. On … Read more →

Matthew Jackson / Photo from Chicago Police BY LEEANN SHELTON Sun-Times Media Matthew X. Jackson has been charged with murder for allegedly shooting rapper Twista’s security guard Davy Easterling in February in the South Chicago neighborhood. Emergency crews found Easterling, 31, about 6 a.m. Feb. 21 after a fire at a 2 1/2 story apartment … Read more →

Davy Easterling, a security guard for Chicago rapper Twista, was found shot to death inside a burning South Chicago home Saturday. Reader “K P” posted this about him: R.I.P. 6‘9”. I feel sorry for people who still believe that music is what’s wrong with society today. Music isn’t the blame no more than movies, TV … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Four men were fatally shot throughout Chicago last week — including a security guard for local rapper Twista. The week began with a 126-hour stretch without a homicide, the longest murder-free stretch of 2014, and ended with four killings since late Thursday. The most recent killing happened when … Read more →

Davy Easterling / Photo from Instagram Davy Easterling was found shot dead inside a burning South Chicago neighborhood home early Friday. Firefighters responded about 6 a.m. Friday to a blaze at a 2 1/2-story, multi-unit home in the 8300 block of South Baker Avenue, Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said. Easterling, 31, was found … Read more →