Homicide Watch Chicago

Deandre Baber / Photo from Instagram BY WILL HAGER Homicide Watch Chicago Deandre Baber was trying to free his brother’s van from a pothole when he was fatally shot early Sunday in the Auburn Gresham community, family said. Baber, 18, was shot in the head about 2:40 a.m. Sunday in the 8000 block of South … Read more →

Brion Dowdell / Photo from Chicago Police Brion M. Dowdell has been charged for allegedly fatally shooting 18-year-old Deandre Baber early Sunday in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. Dowdell, 22, of the 8300 block of South Justine Avenue, was charged with one count of first-degree murder, police said. Baber was on a sidewalk in the 8000 … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Eight people were shot to death throughout Chicago last week. The week started with four consecutive days without a murder, but ended in a flurry of gun violence. Three people were shot dead on Friday, two on Saturday and two more on Sunday. Seven of the killings happened … Read more →

Deandre Baber / Photo from Instagram Deandre Baber was shot to death early Sunday in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. Baber, 18, was on a sidewalk in the 8000 block of South Elizabeth Street when someone fired shots from across the street about 2:40 a.m., authorities said. Baber, of the 7300 block of South Winchester Avenue, … Read more →