Homicide Watch Chicago

Negeal Smith was sitting in a car when he was shot to death early Thursday in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side.

The 20-year-old was sitting in the backseat of a vehicle in the 1400 block of South Lawndale at 12:05 a.m. when a male gunman walked up and fired shots, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Smith, who was shot in the head, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.

Smith lived in the 3600 block of West Douglas Blvd., about two blocks from the shooting scene.

Detective are investigating whether the incident may have been gang-related.

— Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Christon Barlow

By SAM CHARLES
Sun-Times Media Wire

After he came out of a week-and-a-half long coma last December, lifelong South Shore resident Christon Barlow moved into a Bronzeville nursing home.

In his seven months living there, the 52-year-old Barlow became popular among the staff and fellow residents. In fact, he was hired on as a driver for other residents and often would run errands for the staff and others who lived there, according to his sister.

Tuesday night, Barlow was out picking up a few things for other residents and the nursing home staff when he was shot and killed.
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By RUMMANA HUSSAIN
Chicago Sun-Times

A West Side man was ordered held without bond Wednesday for allegedly shooting into a crowd and killing 15-year-old Martese Gentry, who had been watching two women fight.

Marlon Welton had been watching the fight on June 16 with others before he started firing as the tussle between the women broke up in the 1400 block of South Millard Street, Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney Barry Quinn said in court Wednesday.

The teen was standing on a porch when two bullets hit his back, Quinn said.
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A man found shot to death Sunday morning in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side has been identified as Cordelro McGee.

Police responding to a call of an unresponsive person about 10:30 a.m. found the 27-year-old unresponsive inside a vehicle in the 100 block of North Parkside, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

McGee had been shot in the back and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

His home address was still not known as of Wednesday, according to the medical examiner’s office.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

A 20-year-old man has been charged with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Martese Gentry as he watched a fight last week in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side.

Marlon Welton of the 3300 block of West Douglas Boulevard has been charged with first-degree murder, according to Chicago Police.

Marlon Welton | Chicago Police

Gentry, of the 800 block of South Kedzie, was shot in the chest and abdomen, and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m., authorities said.

Welton was scheduled to appear in bond court Wednesday.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Lucille Barnes was killed and two other women injured in a Gresham neighborhood shooting late Tuesday on the South Side.

The three were among a group of people fighting on the street about 11:30 p.m. in the 7500 block of South Stewart, police said. A gunman ran by and fired into the crowd before taking off in a white SUV, police said.

Barnes, 34, of the 7500 block of South Eggleston was shot in the abdomen and taken to Stroger Hospital, where she died at 12:49 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
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By SAM CHARLES
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Christon Barlow was killed and three other people injured in a Bronzeville neighborhood drive-by shooting Tuesday evening, about a block away from Chicago Police headquarters.

It happened about 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of 35th and Indiana, authorities said.

Barlow, 52, of the 2400 block of East 73rd Street, was shot in the back and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he died at 8:57 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

A man and woman, both 18, were taken to Stroger Hospital with gunshot wounds to the back. Her condition was critical and his serious, police said. Another man, 20, was shot in the leg and taken to a hospital, where his condition had stabilized.
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Devon Davis was killed in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side, police said.

The shooting happened in the 7500 block of South Ellis at 2:05 p.m., police said.

The victim was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Davis, 21, lived in the 7500 block of South Indiana, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

The shooting might have been a drive-by attack, police said.

Police are investigating whether the shooting was gang-related.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

An man shot dead late Saturday in the West Side Humboldt Park neighborhood has been identified as 18-year-old Chad Harris.

Harris was walking in the 4200 block of West Division at 11:18 p.m. when a gunman walked up and fired shots, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Police said the gunman ran away after the shooting.

Harris, of the 100 block of North Harding, was shot in the chest, and pronounced dead at Northwestern Memorial Hospital at 11:45 p.m., according to the medical examiner’s office.

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

—Chicago Harris

Authorities have identified a 43-year-old man shot to death last week in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side as Shannon Harper.

Shannon Harper

He was shot in the abdomen, chest and hip; and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he did at 10:33 p.m., authorities said.

Police did not have any updates on the investigation as of late Monday.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire