Homicide Watch Chicago

A South Side felon pleaded not guilty Wednesday to killing a baby and wounding her father during a March shooting in the Woodlawn neighborhood. Koman Willis appeared before Judge Nicholas Ford Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and aggravated battery, according to Cook County State’s Attorney’s office spokesman Stephen Campbell. Willis, of the … Read more →

BY RUMMANA HUSSAIN AND MITCH DUDEK Six-­month old Jonylah Watkins began crying when she heard the gunfire that would claim her life. “She was crying when they were shooting,” her father, Jonathan Watkins said at a news conference Tuesday. “I crawled out the car with her on my chest, and she was looking at me … Read more →

A South Side felon charged with killing baby Jonylah Watkins and wounding her father was ordered held without bail during a hearing in Cook County criminal court on Tuesday, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Koman Willis, of the 7800 block of South St. Lawrence, appeared before a judge on first-degree murder and aggravated battery charges … Read more →

BY FRANK MAIN, TINA SFONDELES AND JON SEIDEL Chicago Sun-Times Staff Reporters A South Side felon was charged Monday with killing baby Jonylah Watkins and wounding her father because he was angry the dad stole a PlayStation, police said. Koman Willis, of the 7800 block of South St. Lawrence, was charged with first-degree murder and … Read more →

Chicago Sun-Times (IL) - Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Author/Byline: FRANK MAIN, MITCH DUDEKAND STEFANO ESPOSITO ; Staff Reporters As teddy bears and balloons piled up Tuesday night near the South Side spot where a 6-month-old girl was fatally shot and her father wounded, detectives continued to scour the Woodlawn neighborhood for leads. “We don’t have … Read more →

Chicago Sun-Times (IL) - Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Author/Byline: ROSALIND ROSSI, MITCH DUDEK AND LISA DONOVAN ; Staff Reporters A gunman took aim at a father who was changing his 6-month-old daughter’s diaper in a minivan Monday afternoon — shooting both multiple times on a Woodlawn neighborhood street. Jonathan Watkins was standing on the curb … Read more →