Ronald Thomas fatally stabbed in his South Loop apartment and police have woman in custody

Ronald Thomas was stabbed to death Wednesday night in what police called a domestic incident in his South Loop apartment, and a suspect is in custody.

Thomas, 27, was stabbed in the chest during an argument with his wife or girlfriend at 8:40 p.m. in his apartment in the 2100 block of South Michigan Avenue, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:24 p.m., authorities said.

Police said the stabbing was a domestic-related homicide and the 29-year-old woman was in custody. Charges were pending Thursday morning.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Daysha Wright, fatally shot in vehicle on Near West Side, not intended target, according to family

Daysha Wright, a young mother from the South Side, was shot to death early Wednesday while riding in a car that later crashed in the West Town neighborhood.

The 21-year-old Wright was a passenger in a vehicle in the 2100 block of West Maypole about 12:10 a.m. when someone fired shots and she was struck in the back, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

She was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 1:44 a.m., according to the medical examiner’s office.

Wright, a nursing student who lived in the 5100 block of South Paulina, was not the intended target of the shooting, according to family members.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Man fatally shot in Austin identified as 22-year-old Natyia Bowen

A man shot to death last Wednesday afternoon in the West Side Austin neighborhood has been identified as 22-year-old Natyia Kyrell Bowen.

Bowen was outside in the 300 block of North Central at 1:55 p.m. March 2 when someone walked up and shot him multiple times, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office and Chicago Police.

The suspect ran westbound on Lake Street after the shooting.

Bowen, of the 9100 block of South Yates Boulevard, was shot in the head and torso, and was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:10 p.m., authorities said.

An autopsy showed he died of multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide, the medical examiner’s office said.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Police: Jailhouse informant led to charges against inmate for killing Tyshawn Lee and Brianna Jenkins

By FRANK MAIN, STEFANO ESPOSITO and SAM CHARLES
Chicago Sun-Times

Dwright Boone-Doty | Chicago Police

Dwright Boone-Doty | Chicago Police


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 was bragging about shooting Tyshawn, sources said. Cook County sheriff’s officials notified the Cook County state’s attorney’s office and Chicago Police, whose detectives interviewed the informant.

When detectives decided the informant was credible, they obtained court authorization for the informant to wear a wire, which captured Boone-Doty making incriminating statements about his involvement in Tyshawn’s Nov. 2 slaying—as well as the Oct. 18 slaying of Brianna Jenkins.

On Monday, Boone-Doty was charged with murder in the deaths of Tyshawn and Jenkins, and with attempted murder for allegedly wounding Deshari Bowens in the same shooting that killed Jenkins.
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23-year-old Maurice Cavin found fatally shot in Woodlawn


Maurice K. Cavin was shot to death Monday morning in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side.

The 23-year-old was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound at 11:04 a.m. in the 6500 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Cavin, of the 7400 block of South King, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the medical examiner’s office.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

WEEK IN REVIEW: At least seven people killed in Chicago violence, though no homicides reported over weekend

By JEFF MAYES
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Despite the first weekend of the year in which there were no fatal shootings, at least seven people died from violence last week in Chicago. And while that number is unacceptable, it was the lowest number of murders in the city since the week of New Year’s, when only 5 people were killed.

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A north suburban man was fatally shot after an argument in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood on Friday night.

Wavey Brown, 44, was arguing with another man in an alley in the 5000 block of South Calumet Avenue at 9:30 p.m. when the other man pulled out a gun and fired, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

Brown, who lived in the 300 block of Washington Street in Waukegan, suffered a gunshot wound to the back, and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:18 p.m., authorities said.

Also Friday, a 22-year-old west suburban man was fatally shot in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side. About 1:15 a.m., Courtney Copeland got out of a car in the 5500 block of West Grand and approached officers in a squad car in front of the 25th District police station, police said.
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Wavey Brown of Waukegan fatally shot during argument in Grand Boulevard

Wavey Brown was fatally shot after an argument in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood on Friday night.

The 44-year-old north suburban man was arguing with another man in an alley in the 5000 block of South Calumet Avenue at 9:30 p.m., according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

That’s when the other man pulled a gun and fired.

Brown, who lived in the 300 block of Washington Street in Waukegan, suffered a gunshot wound to the back. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:18 p.m., authorities said.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

$1M bond for wheelchair-bound man charged with fatal shooting of Darrin Joss in River West gym

By RUMMANA HUSSAIN and SAM CHARLES
Chicago Sun-Times

Reggie Daniel | Chicago Police

Reggie Daniel | Chicago Police


A wheelchair-bound man was ordered held on $1 million bond Friday after he was charged with fatally shooting Darrin Joss inside a River West apartment building’s gym Wednesday night.

Reggie Daniel, 48, faces one count of first-degree murder after police say he shot Joss as the 45-year-old was using a stationary bike in the eighth-floor gym at 555 W. Kinzie, which was filled with people shortly after 7 p.m. Wednesday.

The two men lived in the building, knew each other and had been arguing, authorities said.

Daniel turned himself in to Chicago Police early Thursday. The father of two is a paraplegic and has been in a wheelchair since 1986, his public defender said at his bond hearing.

At some point Wednesday night, after the argument, Daniel left the eighth floor while Joss went to the gym, Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney Marilyn Salas-Wail said.
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Tommie Pledge fatally shot inside store in Humboldt Park

Tommie L. Pledge was shot to death Wednesday afternoon inside a Humboldt Park neighborhood business.

Chicago Police said one or more suspects entered a cell phone business in the 3600 block of West Division Street at 4:33 p.m. and shot the 31-year-old victim several times before running away.

Pledge, of the 5200 block of West Congress, was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:38 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

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

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Courtney Copeland tells police officers he was shot in Belmont Cragin, then dies minutes later at hospital

Courtney Copeland walked to a couple of police officers sitting in front of 25th District headquarters in Belmont Cragin early Friday and told them he’d been shot. He was dead 45 minutes later.

An investigator photographs the inside of a car that a 22-year-old man was fatally shot in early Friday on the Northwest Side. | Network Video Productions

An investigator photographs the inside of a car that a 22-year-old man was fatally shot in early Friday on the Northwest Side. | Network Video Productions

About 1:15 a.m., the 22-year-old west suburban resident got out of a car in the 5500 block of West Grand Avenue and approached officers who were sitting in a squad car in front of the station, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

He told them that he had been shot in the back.

Copeland was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 2:01 a.m., according to the medical examiner’s office.
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