Homicide Watch Chicago

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire While it did not become official until Wednesday morning, this August has been the deadliest month in Chicago in nearly 20 years. En route to reaching that 80th homicide of the month this week, at least 22 people were homicide victims last week, including three girls 7 and younger … Read more →

By RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-Times An Army veteran was ordered held without bond Tuesday for allegedly shooting William Charles Smith to death during a robbery attempt in the South Loop over the weekend. Police were able to track 56-year-old Robert Burgess from watching surveillance video of him holding a semi-automatic gun and fleeing in a … Read more →

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire At least 11 people were fatally shot in Chicago last week, and another man was stabbed to death as the city’s homicide total climbed to over 125 just 10 weeks into the year. Sixteen-year-old Percy Julian High student Andre Taylor was shot to death Sunday night in the Rosemoor … Read more →

William Smith man was fatally shot Friday night in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The 24-year-old was standing outside in the 3800 block of West Flournoy shortly after 8 p.m. when someone walked up and shot him in the head, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Smith was taken to … Read more →