Homicide Watch Chicago

Gentiles Williamson was killed in November during an East Garfield Park shooting. Reader “timmy” posted this about him: I saw on the news that the young man killed killed had just finished Pharmacy School. Had his terminal degree (Pharm D.) was walking into a $80K + /year job on day one. Six years of college … Read more →

Mark Harbin / Photo from Chicago Police A parolee was ordered held on $600,000 bond Wednesday, accused in an East Garfield Park shooting in November in which a man was fatally shot in front of his father. Gentiles Williamson was shot about 1:30 p.m. Nov. 30, after two armed men confronted him and his father … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Five people were killed in murders throughout the city last week. The most recent murder happened when police found 24-year-old Sherod Nesbitt lying on the ground in the 11100 block of South Vernon Avenue about 6:30 p.m. Sunday, authorities said. Nesbitt, of the 11100 block of South Longwood … Read more →

Gentiles Williamson was fatally shot near his West Garfield Park home Saturday afternoon. Two men in their late teens approached Williamson, 27, in the 3100 block of West Arthington Street and one of the men shot him three times in the chest at 12:37 p.m., authorities said. The suspects ran to a gray vehicle and … Read more →