Homicide Watch Chicago

BY CHASE DIFELICIANTONIO Homicide Watch Chicago A balloon sways in the wind. An empty liquor bottle rests on the pavement. Flowers wilt in the January snow. These are the memorials for some of Chicago’s murder victims. The memorials are temporary places where grieving family and friends can share words and photos to celebrate the victim’s … Read more →

Ronald Hayes was fatally shot Feb. 9 on the Near West Side. Reader Kalynn posted this about him: I Love You Bestfriend Continue Resing , Until We Meet Again. Read more →

Devon McCauley / Photo from Chicago Police BY MICHAEL LANSU AND CHASE DIFELICIANTONIO Homicide Watch Chicago Devon McCauley was charged with murder Saturday for allegedly gunning down 17-year-old Ronald Hayes last Sunday on the Near West Side. McCauley, 22, is accused of shooting Hayes multiple times about 4:15 p.m. Sunday in the 1300 block of … Read more →

BY CHASE DIFELICIANTONIO Homicide Watch Chicago Ronald Hayes’ older brother survived being shot nine times last year outside their mother’s Near West Side home, family said. On Sunday, Hayes was fatally shot while shoveling snow just blocks away, said his mother, Cathy Booker. “He was shoveling snow. He was doing a good deed,” Booker said. … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Seven people died last week from violence throughout the city. Six of the victims were shot to death, and a woman was found fatally stabbed in a burning Southwest Side building. The youngest person killed was 17 and the oldest was 51. The most recent killing happened when … Read more →

Ronald Hayes / Photo from Facebook A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot Sunday afternoon on the Near West Side. Ronald Hayes was shot in the head about 4:15 p.m. Sunday in the 1300 block of West Hastings Street, authorities said. Hayes, of the 1300 block of West Washburne Avenue, was pronounced dead at the scene … Read more →