Homicide Watch Chicago

By SAM CHARLES Chicago Sun-Times Wire The mother of a 13-month-old Dillan Harris, who was fatally run down by a vehicle fleeing police earlier this month, is suing 20 unnamed officers involved in the chase, alleging they disregarded orders to stop the pursuit that ultimately claimed her son’s life. Shatrelle McComb filed the suit Wednesday … Read more →

By MITCH DUDEK and STEFANO ESPOSITO Chicago Sun-Times Forget the concert. Send a check instead. That’s Father Michael Pfleger’s response to rapper Chief Keef’s plan to hold a concert in memory of a rapper friend slain in gun violence over the weekend, as well as a toddler who died in the aftermath. Earlier Monday, Pfleger … Read more →

By REEMA AMIN Chicago Sun-Times Wire Rapper Chief Keef will appear via hologram in Chicago on Friday to perform a free concert after hearing about a Saturday shooting and car chase that led to the deaths of his friend Marvin Carr and 13-month-old boy Dillan Harris on the South Side. A time and location for … Read more →

A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder after 13-month-old Dillan Harris was run down by a vehicle fleeing a deadly gang shooting Saturday afternoon in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side. Antoine Watkins faces one count of murder with a strong probability of death or injury, a felony, according to Chicago Police. Watkins, … Read more →

Marvin Carr, aka Chicago rapper Capo and a member of Chief Keef’s “Glo Gang,” was killed in a South Shore neighborhood shooting that also resulted in a 1-year-old boy being fatally struck by a vehicle fleeing the gang-related attack Saturday. The 22-year-old was shot in the hip and back in a possible drive-by about 1:45 … Read more →