Homicide Watch Chicago

By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times Wire A 36-year-old man has been released from the Cook County Jail after he was acquitted of the 2014 murder Nigell Vazquez in the South Side Chatham neighborhood. Erick T. Horton was found not guilty Wednesday after a bench trial before Judge Kenneth Wadas, according to Cook County court records. … Read more →

Nigell D. Vasquez, 22, was fatally shot in September in the Chatham neighborhood. Erick T. Horton was arrested for the slaying in October and is being held on $1 million bond. Reader “Shanda” posted this about him: Everyday I miss you dearly, Nigell. It s been 3 months, since you were murdered by this animal. … Read more →

Erick Horton / Photo from Chicago Police BY LEEANN SHELTON Sun-Times Media Erick T. Horton has been charged with murder in the September shooting death of Nigell Vazquez in the Chatham neighborhood. Vazquez, 22, was standing on a porch in the 8600 block of South Ingleside Avenue when two people walked up and started shooting … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor At least 10 people were killed in slayings throughout Chicago last week. One man was stabbed to death and six people were fatally shot over the weekend, when 19 others were wounded by gunfire. The most recent killing happened when a restaurant security guard shot and killed an … Read more →

Nigell D. Vazquez was fatally shot Thursday night in the Chatham neighborhood. Vazquez, 22, was standing on a porch in the in the 8600 block of South Ingleside Avenue when two people walked up and started shooting about 8:30 p.m. Thursday, authorities said. Ciara Brown, who lives nearby, said she heard 12 shots before coming … Read more →