By SAM CHARLES Chicago Sun-Times Wire The mother of a 13-month-old Dillan Harris, who was fatally run down by a vehicle fleeing police earlier this month, is suing 20 unnamed officers involved in the chase, alleging they disregarded orders to stop the pursuit that ultimately claimed her son’s life. Shatrelle McComb filed the suit Wednesday …
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By BECKY SCHLIKERMAN Chicago Sun-Times Dillan Harris was buried Saturday in a tiny white coffin. The 13-month-old wore a white suit as his family celebrated his short life. A week after little Dillan was run-down by a man fleeing a South Shore shooting, about 500 family, friends and loved ones gathered at Gatling’s Chapel on …
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By REEMA AMIN Chicago Sun-Times Wire Rapper Chief Keef will appear via hologram in Chicago on Friday to perform a free concert after hearing about a Saturday shooting and car chase that led to the deaths of his friend Marvin Carr and 13-month-old boy Dillan Harris on the South Side. A time and location for …
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A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder after 13-month-old Dillan Harris was run down by a vehicle fleeing a deadly gang shooting Saturday afternoon in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side. Antoine Watkins faces one count of murder with a strong probability of death or injury, a felony, according to Chicago Police. Watkins, …
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Marvin Carr, aka Chicago rapper Capo and a member of Chief Keef’s “Glo Gang,” was killed in a South Shore neighborhood shooting that also resulted in a 1-year-old boy being fatally struck by a vehicle fleeing the gang-related attack Saturday. The 22-year-old was shot in the hip and back in a possible drive-by about 1:45 …
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By BECKY SCHLIKERMAN Chicago Sun-Times Little Dillan Harris, being pushed in a stroller by his mother, died Saturday afternoon when he was run down by a vehicle fleeing a deadly gang shooting in Woodlawn. Dillan had celebrated his first birthday May 21. “I tried to save my baby,” his mother said later as she gathered …
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