Homicide Watch Chicago

A teenage boy was ordered held without bond Monday after authorities said he fatally shot Jaynisha Schaffer in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood in July. Schaffer, 19, was walking with a group in the 2200 block of West 69th Street when 17-year-old Billy Howard rode up on a bicycle and opened fire about 7:05 p.m. July … Read more →

Jaynisha Scheffer was fatally shot in July in the Chicago Lawn community. Reader “Unique Williams” posted this about her: I really miss you cousin i swear i do i can’t wait till meet you again #CousinUnique Ball Up I Love && Miss Yhu Read more →

BY EMILY BROSIOUS AND KALEY FOWLER Homicide Watch Chicago Instead of celebrating Jaynisha Schaffer’s 20th birthday, her friends and family were planning a funeral after she was fatally shot four days earlier in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. Schaffer, 19, was walking with a group in the 2200 block of West 69th Street when someone rode … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Twelve people died last week from shootings throughout Chicago. Three of the shootings happened early last Monday at the end of a bloody Independence Day weekend that saw 13 people killed and 58 others wounded by gunfire. The last shooting of the week happened when a gunman walked … Read more →

Jaynisha Scheffer was shot and killed Monday night in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. Scheffer, 19, was walking with a group in the 2200 block of West 69th Street when someone rode up on a bicycle and opened fire at 7:05 p.m., authorities said. Scheffer, of the 7600 block of South Paulina Street, was shot in … Read more →