Homicide Watch Chicago

Nehemiah Spencer / Photo from Chicago Police BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor A Woodlawn man was ordered held on $2 million bond Monday after police claim he fatally stabbed a man who came to his girlfriend’s aid during an argument. On Saturday, Nehemiah Spencer got into an argument with his girlfriend, who called … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago At least nine people were killed by violence last week in Chicago. Nobody was killed in the city Tuesday through Thursday, the longest murder free stretch since early August. However, the week ended with a flurry of violence that left eight dead since Friday afternoon. The most recent killing … Read more →

Nehemiah Spencer / Photo from Chicago Police BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Nehemiah Spencer has been charged with murder after police claim he fatally stabbed a man who came to his girlfriend’s aid during an argument. Spencer, 24, got into the argument with his girlfriend in the 6500 block of South Minerva Avenue … Read more →

Leroyce Noel was stabbed to death in what police are calling a domestic attack in the Woodlawn neighborhood Saturday afternoon. Noel, 20, was stabbed in the 6500 block of South Minerva Avenue about 3 p.m. Saturday, authorities said. Noel, of the 7100 block of South Mozart Street, died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital at 4:19 p.m. … Read more →