Homicide Watch Chicago

Two more men have been charged in connection with a shooting that began as an argument between two girls over clothing and ended with John Short dead in Back of the Yards in August. Quan Evans, 26; and Quentine Bradley, 29, are each charged with first-degree murder, according to Chicago Police. Robert Nathaniel, 25, was … Read more →

By MITCH DUDEK Chicago Sun-Times An argument between two girls over the way one was dressed escalated into a deadly confrontation between adults, one of whom brought a gun and fatally shot John Short last summer, prosecutors said in bond court Sunday. The argument happened Aug. 26. Shortly thereafter, several adults gathered at a liquor … Read more →

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire At least 11 people were homicide victims in Chicago last week, including a 66-year-old man fatally struck by a vehicle as the driver was speeding away from a traffic stop. And that number could go up as authorities investigate a suspicious fire that claimed two lives in Garfield Ridge, … Read more →

John Short died after he was shot Wednesday evening in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side. The 23-year-old was in an alley in the 1100 block of West 51st Street about 7:30 p.m. when someone approached him, pulled a handgun and started firing, police said. Short, who lived a block away … Read more →