Homicide Watch Chicago

A teen was allegedly ordered to kill another gang member because of a financial dispute between two gang factions, prosecutors said. Prosecutors said Dyvell Mallet, 16, walked up to a group in the 600 block of North Lawndale on July 8 with a gun, raised a gun and fired multiple times, Cook County Assistant State’s … Read more →

A teenage boy was charged with murder Wednesday for fatally shooting 15-year-old Ed Cooper this month in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The 16-year-old boy was charged with one count of first-degree murder, according to police, who were not releasing his name because he is a juvenile. The boy is accused of fatally shooting Cooper … Read more →

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John Carpenter and Cat Zakrzewski Homicide Watch Chicago If Ed Cooper loved playing video games in his bedroom even more than the typical 15-year-old boy, his mother let it slide. Those games, and his beloved pet cat, kept him out of reach of the gangs in Lawndale. “He would stay in the house and watch … Read more →

A 15-year-old boy was shot to death Monday evening in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. Ed Cooper was found with a gunshot wound to his chest about 5:08 p.m. in the 600 block of North Lawndale Avenue, authorities said. Cooper, of the 1200 block of South Kostner Avenue, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where … Read more →