Homicide Watch Chicago

A third man has been charged with the shooting death of 17-year-old Demond Avant in the West Side Austin neighborhood about a year and a half ago. Tyren Reese, 23, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Avant on Dec. 3, 2014, according to Chicago Police. About 9:25 p.m. that day, … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Four people were fatally shot throughout Chicago last week. The most recent killing happened when 23-year-old Loyola University pre-med student Mutahir Rauf was shot during an attempted robbery in the 1200 block of West Albion Avenue near the Rogers Park campus about 7:50 p.m. Friday, authorities said. Two … Read more →

Kenyon Jones (L) and Paris Jones (R) / Photos from Chicago Police Two men have been charged with murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Demond Avant Wednesday night in the Austin neighborhood. Avant was standing on a sidewalk in the 600 block of North Mayfield Avenue when a gunman exited a nearby van and … Read more →

A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot in the Austin neighborhood Wednesday night. Demond Avant was standing on a sidewalk in the 600 block of North Mayfield Avenue when a gunman exited a nearby van and opened fire about 9:25 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. Avant, of the 1000 block of North Monitor Avenue, was shot in … Read more →