Homicide Watch Chicago

A third man has been charged with murder for allegedly taking part in a plot to rob a suburban drug dealer near Midway Airport in September 2014. Anthony Guedes, 22, of the 4700 block of South Hoyne Avenue, was extradited from Kissimmee, Fla., this week after being identified as the third suspect in the Sept. … Read more →

BY TINA SFONDELES Chicago Sun-Times A 16-year-old boy who allegedly shot a drug dealer to death during a robbery near Midway Airport in September was ordered held without bond on Saturday, the Sun-Times is reporting. Pedro Corral is the second to be charged with the Sept. 5 murder of Giovanni Galindo, 24, of the 10300 … Read more →

Luis Alfaro / Photo from Chicago Police BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Luis Alfaro was ordered on $1 million bond Thursday for allegedly setting up a drug deal that left Giovanni Galindo dead this month near Midway International Airport. On Sept. 5, Alfaro was contacted by an acquaintance, who told Alfaro he planned … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU AND KALEY FOWLER Homicide Watch Chicago Giovanni Galindo always put his two daughters first. “As a father, he was just very dependable,” said Karina Rea, the mother of Galindo’s two daughters. “He always put his daughters first.” Galindo, 24, was shot to death about 5:10 p.m. Sept. 5 in a residential area … Read more →

Giovanni Galindo, 24, was shot to death Friday night in a residential area near Midway Airport Reader “Hoover” posted this about him: R.I.P to my lil dude Gino from your boy Hoover I will really miss you bro chicago put the gunz down Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor At least 10 people were killed in slayings throughout Chicago last week. One man was stabbed to death and six people were fatally shot over the weekend, when 19 others were wounded by gunfire. The most recent killing happened when a restaurant security guard shot and killed an … Read more →

Giovanni Galindo was shot to death Friday evening in a residential area near Midway International Airport. Police found Galindo, 24, shot in the head in the 6200 block of South Kilpatrick Avenue about 5:10 p.m., authorities said. Galindo, of the 10300 block of South Karlov Avenue in Oak Lawn, died at the scene, according to … Read more →