Homicide Watch Chicago

By RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-Times Christopher Garza and Israel C. Pena were working together when they committed a residential burglary in Rockford, the prosecutors said Friday. But when it came to distributing the proceeds of the crime, the pair’s teamwork spirit went south, authorities said. Garza got so mad during the disagreement on the morning … Read more →

By LUKE WILUSZ Chicago Sun-Times Wire A South Side man has been charged with the fatal shooting of Israel C. Pena of Rockford in the Bridgeport neighborhood in January. Christopher Garza, 20, was identified as the man who shot Pena on Jan. 29, according to a statement from Chicago Police. Garza, of the 4500 block … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Five men were shot to death and another was fatally stabbed last week in Chicago. The most recent killing happened when 23-year-old Antonio Gamboa was stabbed at a Super Bowl party in the 2300 block of South Michigan Avenue when he tried to break up a fight between … Read more →

A Rockford man was shot to death early Thursday in the Bridgeport neighborhood. Police found 20-year-old Israel C. Pena on the ground in the 1200 block of West 32nd Street about 3 a.m. Thursday, authorities said. Pena, of the 800 block of Montague Street in Rockford, had been shot in the chest and died at … Read more →