Homicide Watch Chicago

By MITCHELL ARMENTROUT
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Tambra Davis | Chicago Police

Tambra Davis, 45, faces a first-degree murder charge for striking Williams on the afternoon of Oct. 29, 2014, in his home in the 7300 block of South Hermitage, according to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office.

The couple got into a fight and Davis struck him in the left side of the face with an unidentified object, court records show. Another person in the home saw the fight and saw Davis running away from the house, prosecutors allege.
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Antoine Crowder was shot to death late Tuesday in the South Shore neighborhood, one of at least four men to die from gunshot wounds on election day.

Officers responding to a call of shots fired in the 2300 block of East 70th Place about 11:05 p.m. found the 23-year-old lying on the sidewalk unresponsive, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Crowder, who lived in the 8600 block of South Lowe Avenue, had suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the body. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:30 p.m., authorities said.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

A man driving an SUV was shot in the head Tuesday night, then crashed his vehicle into a garage in the 3200 block of West 64th Place. | Network Video Productions

Victor Navarrette was shot to death Tuesday night in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side, one of four men to die in gun violence on election day.

The 25-year-old was driving an SUV in the 3200 block of West 64th Place about 10:40 p.m. when someone in another SUV fired shots, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Navarrette was shot in the head, then crashed his vehicle into a garage in the 6400 block of South Troy Street, police said. No one was injured in the crash.

Navarrette, who lived in the 3200 block of West 65th Street, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:54 p.m., authorities said.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

By JORDAN OWEN
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Timothy McShane | Cook County sheriff’s office

Timothy McShane, 44, was found guilty of reckless homicide, failure to report an accident involving death, two counts of aggravated DUI and causing an accident leading to death, following a bench trial before Judge Lawrence Flood, according to Cook County court records.

Stokowski, 33; and McShane, then 42, who did not know each other but were having drinks with respective friends at the Aberdeen Tap at 458 N. Aberdeen St. on the afternoon of March 22, 2014, when Stokowski saw McShane get up to leave after being cut off by the bartender, prosecutors said at the trial.
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By JORDAN OWEN
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Nevada Hicks | Cook County sheriff’s office

Nevada Hicks, 20, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of first-degree murder, according to Cook County court records.

Lyons, 22, was walking with another person in the 300 block of West 60th Place about 2:45 p.m. Dec. 8, 2013, when Hicks got out of the passenger side of a car, pointed a gun at Lyons, and fired multiple times, prosecutors said at trial.
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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 neighborhood on the Far South Side.

Officers responding to a call of shots fired about 7:50 p.m. in the 10000 block of South Indiana found the boy lying in the front yard of a home, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Taylor, who lived on the same block, had suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

A 22-year-old man was fatally shot early Saturday in the Avondale neighborhood on the Northwest Side. Ricardo Montes was on a sidewalk in the 3200 block of West Addison about 3:30 a.m. when someone opened fire from a passing SUV, police and the medical examiner’s office said.

Montes, who lived in the 3700 block of North Albany, was shot in the back and was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he later died.
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A man shot to death Friday morning in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side has been identified as 26-year-old Orlando Porter.

Porter was sitting in a parked car in the 7300 block of South Paulina Street about 9:20 a.m. when a black, four-door car drove by and a passenger inside fired shots, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Porter, of the 7200 block of South Wood, suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the torso, and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead at 10:07 a.m., according to the medical examiner’s office. His death was ruled a homicide.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

By JORDAN OWEN
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Oliver Spann | Cook County sheriff’s office

Oliver Spann, 29, was found guilty of murder after a jury trial on Jan. 14, according to Cook County court records.

Spann and his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend, 51-year-old Elvis Canfield, got into an argument on the sidewalk in the 3900 block of West Division about 12:20 a.m. Aug. 28, 2013, and Spann stabbed Canfield multiple times, authorities said at the time.

Canfield, who lived in the 1100 block of North Pulaski Road, was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died at 1:04 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. An autopsy found he died of a stab wound to the chest and his death was ruled a homicide.
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A man who was shot to death Friday evening in the West Side Austin neighborhood has been identified as southwest suburban resident Terall Adams.

The 20-year-old was shot several times at 5:45 p.m. while sitting in a vehicle in the 800 block of North Latrobe Avenue, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Adams was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m., according to the medical examiner’s office. He lived in Plainfield.

An autopsy found he died of multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Sixteen-year-old Percy Julian High School student Andre Taylor was shot to death Sunday night in the Rosemoor neighborhood on the Far South Side.

Officers responding to a call of shots fired about 7:50 p.m. in the 10000 block of South Indiana found the boy lying in the front yard of a home, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Taylor, who lived on the same block as the shooting, had suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene less than an hour later, authorities said.

As of Monday morning, no one was in custody in connection with the homicide.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire