Homicide Watch Chicago

By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times Wire A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to three years in prison for an accidental shooting that left 15-year-old Mario Venegas Jr. dead last year in a home in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. Orlando Gonzalez pleaded guilty Friday to causing child endangerment and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, according … Read more →

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire Last week saw the release of of the video of another fatal police shooting, and another round of protests from groups aimed at stopping police violence. But while the city’s attention was focused on the shooting that claimed the life of Paul O’Neal, at least 15 other people died … Read more →

By MITCHELL ARMENTROUT Chicago Sun-Times Wire Two teenagers have been charged with the accidental fatal shooting of 15-year-old Mario Venegas Jr. last week as they played with a gun inside a Humboldt Park neighborhood home. Venegas suffered a gunshot wound to the head about 1:25 p.m. in a building in the 2700 block of West … Read more →

The death of 15-year-old Mario Venegas Jr. on Saturday morning has been ruled a homicide, though police initially said a Humboldt Park neighborhood shooting that killed him was self-inflicted. Venegas suffered a gunshot wound to the head about 1:15 p.m. Friday inside a building in the 2700 block of West Evergreen, according to Chicago Police … Read more →