Homicide Watch Chicago

PHOTOS BY JESSICA KOSCIELNIAK Chicago Sun-Times Shamiya Adams, 11, was fatally shot July 19 when an errant bullet entered a West Garfield Park home where she was attending a sleepover party. She was laid to rest Saturday. Read more →

Tevin Lee / Photo from Chicago Police BY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-Times Even before Tevin Lee fired at a group of boys in West Garfield Park, a friend told Lee the rival he hoped to punish wasn’t there, Cook County prosecutors said. The Gangster Disciple didn’t care, later telling someone he “thought he shot one … Read more →

Shamiya Adams’ family is asking for help from the community to bury their daughter. The 11-year-old girl was killed after being hit in the head by a randomly fired bullet Friday night. The family is seeking $5,000 in donations to help with the cost of the funeral, said Nannette Dailey, the girl’s grandmother. “We’re trying … Read more →

Scene where Shamiya Adams was killed / Photo by Alex Wroblewski BY BECKY SCHLIKERMAN Chicago Sun-Times Mayor Rahm Emanuel visited with Shaneetha Goodloe, the mother of murdered 11-year-old Shamiya Adams, for a second time Tuesday evening as police continued to investigate the high-profile shooting. The mayor “wanted to go check in on her and to … Read more →

Shamiya Adams’ mother Shaneetha Goodloe (right) weeps at a vigil BY MITCH DUDEK AND BRIAN SLODYSKO Chicago Sun-Times On Sunday afternoon, mourners called on God, the mayor, absentee parents and police to help stop gun violence two days after a stray bullet entered a West Side home where 11-year-old Shamiya Adams was attending a slumber … Read more →

PHOTOS BY ALEX WROBLEWSKI For Chicago Sun-Times Shamiya Adams, 11, was fatally shot Friday night when a bullet went into a home in the 3900 block of West Gladys Avenue in West Garfield Park. Read more →

BY MAUDLYNE IHEJIRIKA Chicago Sun-Times An 11-year-old girl died hours after being shot in her head Friday night in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side, officials said. Shamiya Adams was shot about 9:35 p.m. in the 3900 block of West Gladys Avenue, officials said. She was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital. The … Read more →