Homicide Watch Chicago

By LUKE WILUSZ and JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire A South Side man whose street name appeared in the lyrics of several Chicago rappers was sentenced to 40 years in prison Tuesday after being found guilty last year of the 2014 fatal shooting of 14-year-old Venzel Richardson in Woodlawn. Ahbir Sardin, known as “D.Rose,” was … Read more →

By LUKE WILUSZ and JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire A South Side man whose street name was referred to in lyrics by several Chicago rappers was found guilty of the 2014 fatal shooting of a 14-year-old Venzel Richardson in the Woodlawn neighborhood. A Cook County jury convicted 20-year-old Ahbin Sardin of first-degree murder Thursday night … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Ahbir Sardin was ordered held on $1 million bond Monday for allegedly killing 14-year-old Mikva Challenge participant Venzel Richardson during a February shooting in the Woodlawn community that police called gang related. On Feb. 12, Richardson was walking south in the 6100 block of South Vernon Avenue with a … Read more →

BY SAM CHARLES Sun-Times Media A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder for allegedly fatally shooting 14-year-old Venzel Richardson in February in Woodlawn. Richardson was walking with several other males in the 6100 block of South Vernon Avenue when a van drove past and the gunman opened fire about 8:20 p.m. Feb. 12, authorities … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Four people were murdered last week in citywide violence. The youngest victim was a 20-month-old boy, while the oldest was a 69-year-old man. Two men have been charged with murder in those killings. Two of the killings were shootings, one was a stabbing and the toddler died of … Read more →

BY WILL HAGER Homicide Watch Chicago Venzel Richardson was fatally shot Wednesday night just blocks from his Woodlawn home. Venzel, 14, was walking with two other people in the 6100 block of South Vernon Avenue when a white van drove up about 8:20 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. Somebody inside the van then opened fire on … Read more →