A South Side man found not guilty of shooting Navy veteran Telkia Burns to death in South Chicago in 2013 will still spend time in prison for another crime.
Devon Brunt | Illinois Dept. of Corrections
Devon Brunt, 20, was found not guilty of first-degree murder Monday after a bench trial in front of Judge James Linn, according to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office.
Brunt was accused of fatally shooting Burns on the afternoon of Aug. 25, 2013, in the 9100 block of South Commercial Avenue, authorities said at the time.
During court proceedings, prosecutors said Burns was hanging out in the vestibule of his apartment building with a friend when Brunt, 18 at the time, started a fight with Burns. At some point, prosecutors said, Brunt pulled a handgun and put a round in a chamber in front of Burns and his friend. Read more
Marshun Black was fatally shot on the block where he lived in the Roseland neighborhood on Tuesday night.
About 10:20 p.m., the 28-year-old was outside on the 10000 block of South Wentworth when a car drove by and shots were fired at him, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Black, who lived on the same block, was shot in the head and abdomen, and was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:57 p.m., according to police and the medical examiner’s office.
Police are investigating whether the shooting was gang-related.
Reginald Sanson was shot to death Tuesday evening, only about two blocks from President Barack Obama’s home in Kenwood.
A man was shot to death Tuesday evening near President Barack Obama’s Kenwood home. | Sam Charles/Sun-Times
Sanson, 25, was in a vehicle about 6 p.m. when another vehicle approached and someone inside fired shots, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
He drove to the 1300 block of East 50th Street, where the vehicle came to a stop, police said.
Sanson, of the 4000 block of South Woodlawn, suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body, and was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:20 p.m., according to the medical examiner’s office. Read more
The death of Randy Leavell, who was found shot in the head in a Rogers Park neighborhood apartment last summer, has been ruled a homicide.
The 31-year-old Leavell, 31, was found with a gunshot wound to the head in an apartment in the 1100 block of West Morse about 1:35 a.m. Aug. 19, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
An autopsy for Leavell, who lived in the 4700 block of South Indiana, was pending at the time but has since ruled his death a homicide, according to the medical examiner’s office.
James Douthard was shot to death while driving Austin on Sunday night.
The 42-year-old was driving in the 1000 block of North Lamon about 8:35 p.m. when someone opened fire, striking him repeatedly, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
He then crashed into a parked car.
Douthard, of the 800 block of North Lawler, was dead at the scene, according to the medical examiner’s office. An autopsy found he died of multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide.
Police are investigating whether the shooting was gang-related.
Hughvon Polk was killed and another man wounded in a shooting in Humboldt Park on Monday night.
About 8:20 p.m., the two men were in a red van traveling in the 1100 block of North Keeler when several males shot at them from across the street, police said.
The driver, identified as the 24-year-old Polk, was shot in the left side of his chest and left arm, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Polk, of the 2800 block of West Flournoy, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died at 9:06 p.m., authorities said.
The younger man, 21, was shot in the left hand and suffered a graze wound to his left arm. He was taken to Norwegian American Hospital, where he was listed in good condition.
One of two men charged with the fatal shooting of cab driver Edwin Obazuaye during a 2013 robbery on the South Side has been sentenced to 60 years in prison.
Eric Taylor, 31, was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder on July 29 following a four-day jury trial, according to court records. Judge Vincent Gaughan sentenced him to a total of 60 years in prison at a hearing Friday, court records show.
Obazuaye picked up Taylor and co-defendant Gregory James at Taylor’s home in the 8500 block of South Parnell about 5:45 p.m. March 14, 2013, authorities said previously. Read more
At least 13 people died from violence in Chicago last week, including a man who succumbed to gunshot wounds received about a year earlier. Six of the victims died during another bloody weekend across the city.
The latest fatal shootings happened just minutes apart Sunday night on the West and Southwest sides, finishing off a weekend during which more than 40 people were shot.
A 30-year-old man was killed in a shooting in Gage Park. David Caston was found about 8:40 p.m. on the street in the 2400 block of West 58th Street with gunshot wounds to the abdomen, groin and shoulder, Chicago Police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital where he later died.
Moments earlier, 42-year-old James Douthard was shot to death in Austin, according to police. About 8:35 p.m., Douthard was driving in the 1000 block of North Lamon when someone opened fire, striking him repeatedly, police said. His vehicle then crashed into a parked car, and he died at the scene.
Police are investigating whether that shooting was gang-related. Read more
David Caston was killed in a Gage Park neighborhood shooting Sunday night on the Southwest Side.
David Caston | photo provided
The 30-year-old was found about 8:40 p.m. on the street in the 2400 block of West 58th Street with gunshot wounds to the abdomen, groin and shoulder, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Caston, of the 5700 block of West Gunnison, was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:56 p.m., according to the medical examiner’s office.
An autopsy Monday found he died of multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide.
—Chicago Sun-Times Wire
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