Homicide Watch Chicago

A second man has been charged with murder in the May shooting death of Summer Moore, a mother of three killed outside a family party in the Morgan Park community. Marsharra Tate, 19, was was also charged with one count each of attempted murder and and aggravated discharge of a firearm, police said. He is … Read more →

Johnny Reese / Photo from Chicago Police BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Johnny Reese drove a gunman to shoot another man as part of an ongoing dispute, prosecutors said. The bullet instead struck a 37-year-old mother of three attending a nearby party on Mother’s Day weekend. Reese, 23, was outside near South Aberdeen … Read more →

Summer Moore was fatally shot Sunday afternoon in the Morgan Park neighborhood. Reader “Kita” posted this about the shooting: First off it was my daughter prom send off and my moms house,That was my cousin who life was taken by some idiot trying to shoot someone else and those bullets was not intended for my … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Six men and two women were fatally shot in Chicago last week. Four of the murders happened over the weekend, when 18 other people were wounded by gunfire, authorities said. The most recent murder happened when 15-year-old Vaughn Holeman was fatally shot about 3:40 p.m. Sunday in the … Read more →

BY BECKY SCHLIKERMAN Chicago Sun-Times Summer Moore was planning to celebrate Mother’s Day with a family barbecue. Friday night, just before 8 p.m., the 37-year-old mother of three was shot and killed in the 11400 block of South Aberdeen Street, apparently by a bullet meant for someone else, according to the police and relatives. “We … Read more →