Homicide Watch Chicago

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor A Southwest Side teenager has been charged for allegedly gunning down a rival gang member on a Little Village street last November. Valentin Garcia, 17, was charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of Javier Gonzalez, authorities said. Judge Laura Sullivan ordered him held without … Read more →

At least six people were murdered throughout the city last week, but none since Thursday night. The most recent murder happened Thursday night in the Little Village neighborhood when 17-year-old Javier Gonzalez was shot in the head and arm in the 3000 block of South Karlov Avenue about 7:50 p.m., authorities said. Gonzalez, of the … Read more →

Javier Gonzalez died Friday afternoon, a day after he was shot multiple times in the Little Village neighborhood. Gonzalez, 17, was shot in the head and arm in the the 3000 block of South Karlov Avenue about 7:50 p.m. Thursday, authorities said. Gonzalez, of the 3100 block of South Komensky Avenue, was taken to Mount … Read more →