Homicide Watch Chicago

Jason Robles / Photo from Cook County Sheriff’s office A Cook County Jail inmate has been charged with murder in the July death of fellow inmate Tony Purnell. Sheriff’s officers identified 23-year-old Jason Robles as the inmate who got into a fight with Purnell, 42, on June 23, said sheriff’s office spokeswoman Sophia Ansari. Purnell … Read more →

Inmate Tony Purnell, 42, was injured during a June 23 fight at the Cook County Jail and died about a month later. Reader “JRD” posted this about the killing: Crazy how you can go in for disorderly conduct and end up not coming out. RIP tho Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Five people were shot throughout Chicago last week, including two teenage boys. The most recent murder happened about 6 p.m. Friday when 13-year-old Samuel Walker was shot in the 700 block of South California Avenue, authorities said. Six other people were wounded in the shooting, according to police. … Read more →

A Cook County Jail inmate has died a month after he was injured during a fight with another inmate. Tony Purnell, 42, was hurt in the June 23 fight at Cook County Jail at 2600 S. California Ave., said Sophia Ansari, a spokeswoman for the Cook County Sheriff’s office. Purnell died at John H. Stroger … Read more →