Paul Forbes has been charged with the murder of Willie Owens, but a lawsuit filed Friday claims Chicago Police caused the crash that killed the 66-year-old South Sider by not terminating a vehicle chase. Owen’s daughter filed the lawsuit against the city, alleging officers should have stopped the pursuit before the deadly crash. Sharday Johnson … Read more →
By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire At least 11 people were homicide victims in Chicago last week, including a 66-year-old man fatally struck by a vehicle as the driver was speeding away from a traffic stop. And that number could go up as authorities investigate a suspicious fire that claimed two lives in Garfield Ridge, … Read more →
By RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-Times A Roseland man eluding police crashed into other motorists during the South Side chase, killing 66-year-old Willie Owens and injuring four others, including an elderly woman who ended up paralyzed as a result of the injuries she suffered, prosecutors alleged on Thursday. Paul Forbes, who was driving on a suspended … Read more →
A man who tried to flee a traffic stop Monday evening and caused a crash that killed 66-year-old Willie Owens has been charged with murder. Paul Forbes, 26, is charged with one count of murder, one count of aggravated fleeing, and two counts of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, all felonies, according to Chicago … Read more →
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