Homicide Watch Chicago

Jajuan Porter was fatally shot last week in the Chatham neighborhood. Reader “Karmen” posted this about the shooting: So sorry for your loss; our sons are being taken by the hands of cops and gangs. Innocent bystanders of ignorance. Our culture have to do better than this. When and where did our culture begin to … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Six men and two women were fatally shot in Chicago last week. Four of the murders happened over the weekend, when 18 other people were wounded by gunfire, authorities said. The most recent murder happened when 15-year-old Vaughn Holeman was fatally shot about 3:40 p.m. Sunday in the … Read more →

BY SUSAN DU Homicide Watch Chicago Jajuan Porter turned 18 three weeks ago — the day of his mother’s funeral. Porter was fatally shot Tuesday night in the Chatham neighborhood and his family is now planning another funeral. The tall, skinny, meek young man had been living with his sister in the Altgeld Gardens neighborhood … Read more →

Jajuan Porter was killed Tuesday night in a Chatham neighborhood shooting that left another man wounded. The men were standing on a sidewalk in the 7900 block of South Vincennes Avenue when two men walked up and opened fire about 9:50 p.m. Tuesday, police said. Porter, 18, of the 600 block of East 131st Street, … Read more →