Homicide Watch Chicago

By LUKE WILUSZ and JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire A South Side man whose street name appeared in the lyrics of several Chicago rappers was sentenced to 40 years in prison Tuesday after being found guilty last year of the 2014 fatal shooting of 14-year-old Venzel Richardson in Woodlawn. Ahbir Sardin, known as “D.Rose,” was … Read more →

By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times Wire A South Side man was sentenced to 39 years in prison Tuesday for the 2014 slaying of a livery driver Javan Boyd just blocks away from U.S. Cellular Field. Clint Massey, 19, was sentenced to 39 years in prison during a hearing Tuesday by Judge Vincent Gaughan, according to … Read more →

By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times Wire A South Side rapper has been sentenced to 38 years in prison for the 2014 slaying of livery driver Javan Boyd just blocks away from U.S. Cellular Field. Judge Vincent Gaughan handed down the sentence Monday to 21-year-old Courtney Ealy for the Feb. 22, 2014, shooting, according to the … Read more →

BY CHASE DIFELICIANTONIO Homicide Watch Chicago A balloon sways in the wind. An empty liquor bottle rests on the pavement. Flowers wilt in the January snow. These are the memorials for some of Chicago’s murder victims. The memorials are temporary places where grieving family and friends can share words and photos to celebrate the victim’s … Read more →

Courtney Ealy / Photo from Chicago Police BY WILL HAGER Homicide Watch Chicago Courtney Ealy allegedly left his cell phone outside of a livery car after he and fellow South Side rapper Clint Massey fatally shot the driver last month near U.S. Cellular Field, authorities said. Ealy, who raps under the moniker Cdai, was signed … Read more →

Javan Boyd was fatally shot near U.S Cellular Field in February. Reader Lakeisha Odom posted this about him: I would like to thank the cpd for everything, but trust me we will not rest until this entire lil click is brought down, my cousin did not deserve this. these young men think there above the … Read more →

BY JON SEIDEL Chicago Sun-Times A South Side teenager has been charged in last month’s slaying of a livery driver blocks away from U.S. Cellular Field. Witnesses allegedly saw Clint Massey, 17, fire a gun into a vehicle driven by 28-year-old Javan Boyd on Feb. 22, prosecutors said. A portion of the shooting was also … Read more →

BY CHASE DIFELICIANTONIO AND HANNAH LUTZ Homicide Watch Chicago Javan Boyd recently started working a second job as a livery driver to help make ends meet. Boyd was on the job when he was shot about 4 a.m. Saturday while driving in the 3700 block of South Princeton Avenue — less than two blocks from … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Four men were fatally shot throughout Chicago last week — including a security guard for local rapper Twista. The week began with a 126-hour stretch without a homicide, the longest murder-free stretch of 2014, and ended with four killings since late Thursday. The most recent killing happened when … Read more →

Javan Boyd was shot to death early Saturday in the Armour Square community. Boyd, 28, was driving in the 3700 block of South Princeton Avenue about when a person approached the vehicle’s passenger side and began shooting about 4 a.m. Saturday, authorities said. Boyd, of the 7400 block of South Chappel Avenue, was shot in … Read more →