Homicide Watch Chicago

By RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-Times A reputed member of a faction of the Gangster Disciples street gang, Khalil Yameen, has been charged in the deadly gang-related shooting of Tracey Morgan, who led to the execution-stye murder of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee, Cook County prosecutors claim. After Yameen and another man killed Tracey Morgan and wounded Morgan’s … Read more →

By RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-Times The alleged getaway driver connected to the fatal shooting of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee was ordered held without bond on Wednesday. Kevin Edwards was the third suspect to be charged, effectively closing the case that Cook County Judge James Brown said “shocked the city to its core.” “Actually, it shocked the … Read more →

By MITCHELL ARMENTROUT Chicago Sun-Times Wire The third man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee in November was arrested in downstate Danville over the weekend. Kevin Edwards, 22, was stopped for a traffic violation Saturday night and arrested for resisting arrest and obstructing a peace officer, according to the Vermilion … Read more →

By FRANK MAIN, STEFANO ESPOSITO and SAM CHARLES Chicago Sun-Times A jailhouse informant provided the key evidence that led to charges against the alleged triggerman in the execution of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee and the murder of Brianna Jenkins, law enforcement sources said Tuesday. An inmate in the Cook County Jail told authorities that Dwright Boone-Doty … Read more →

By FRANK MAIN and RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-Times A person of interest in the murder of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee was ordered held on a $1 million bond Wednesday on an unrelated charge of being a felon in possession of a gun. Corey Morgan, 27, of the 7800 block of South Hoyne, was arrested Monday afternoon … Read more →

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire At least 9 people were killed in gun violence last week in Chicago, including a 3-year-old boy who died after being accidentally shot by his 6-year-old brother while playing cops and robbers with their dad’s illegal gun. Michael Santiago told a judge he bought the gun to protect himself … Read more →

Tracey Morgan was killed and a woman injured in a Chatham neighborhood shooting Tuesday night. Morgan, 25, was sitting in a vehicle with a 56-year-old woman in the 8200 block of South Lafayette about 8:30 p.m. when another vehicle approached and someone inside opened fire, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s … Read more →