Comment of the Day: “Schiquille sounds a lot like me … except he grew up in Chicago and I’m in Canada. RIP

Schiquille Salter, 23, was fatally shot July 6, 2014, in the West Pullman community. His brother, Shamari Salter, was shot to death May 13 in the Roseland neighborhood. Reader “James” posted this about him:

This is so sad. I just read schiquille’s profile and I can’t fathom how much the parents of these two must be going through. Schiquille sounds a lot like me, university student just trying to pay tuition and make a better situation for himself, except he grew up in chicago and I’m in canada. RIP

Terrion Mitchell fatally shot in West Englewood

Terrion Mitchell was shot to death in the West Englewood neighborhood Wednesday morning.

Police found Mitchell, 23, shot in the chest in the 6300 block of South Bell Avenue about 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, authorities said.
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LaPhanso Harrison of Dolton killed in shooting in Ashburn

LaPhanso Harrison of south suburban Dolton was killed in a shooting Monday in the Southwest Side Ashburn neighborhood.

Harrison, 26, was shot in the 3100 block of West 85th Street about 2:15 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office and published reports.

Harrison, of the 15300 block of Chicago Road in Dolton, was pronounced dead at the scene, the medical examiner’s office said.

An autopsy found he suffered multiple gunshot wounds and ruled his death a homicide.

Area Central detectives were investigating.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Aunt: Slain Shamari Salter just registered for college

Shamari Salter / Photo from ABC7 Chicago

Shamari Salter / Photo from ABC7 Chicago

BY MATT McCALL
Homicide Watch Chicago

Shamari Salter and good friend Terrence Canady were looking forward to the fall term at Parkland College in Champaign, family said.

The friends were driving home from registration when they were shot to death May 13 in the Roseland community.

Salter’s aunt, Rev. Franshonn Salter, said she last saw her nephew at a birthday celebration for his brother, Shaquille Salter, who was fatally shot last Fourth of July weekend.

“[Shamari Salter] had a mind of his own,” Franshonn Salter said. “He wasn’t influenced by people — he influenced them.”
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Comment of the Day: “Beautiful warm kind friendly mother”

Jerren Jackson, 53, was stabbed to death May 5 in her West Ridge home. Reader Tiffany R. Stallworth posted this about her:

Beautiful warm kind friendly mother. Just an awesome person! She will be missed
RIH angel

Morial Ewing fatally shot in South Shore

Morial Ewing was killed in a South Shore shooting that left another man critically wounded early Monday.

Officers heard gunshots about 12:10 a.m. and found two men shot in the 7800 block of South Shore Drive, police said. The shooting happened less than a block from Rainbow Beach Park.
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WEEK IN REVIEW: Five shot dead throughout Chicago

BY MICHAEL LANSU
Homicide Watch Chicago

At least five men were shot to death last week throughout Chicago.

Only one of the killings happened over the weekend, when at least 47 people were wounded by gunfire.

The most recent killing happened when 24-year-old Ronnie Montgomery was found shot in the chest and shoulder on a sidewalk in the 1300 block of West Hastings Street early Saturday, authorities said.
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Prosecutors: Gang members fatally shot Cayetano Sandoval, 68, during Logan Square robbery

Joshua Johnson / Photo from Chicago Police
Joshua Johnson / Photo from Chicago Police

BY TINA SFONDELES
Chicago Sun-Times

An alleged gang member has been charged with murder after prosecutors said him and a friend fatally shot a 68-year-old man during a 2013 robbery in the Logan Square neighborhood.

Joshua Johnson, 23, was nabbed at the Rolling Meadows courthouse on Friday when he appeared for an unrelated case.

He now also faces first-degree murder charges for the Dec. 12, 2013, shooting death of Cayetano Sandoval in the 1900 block of North Spaulding Avenue.

Prosecutors said Sandoval had just returned home from his job at a bakery when Johnson and another man approached him after he parked his van about 2 a.m.
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Ronnie Montgomery killed in University Village shooting

Ronnie Montgomery was found shot to death in the University Village neighborhood early Saturday.

Police found Montgomery shot in the chest and shoulder on a sidewalk in the 1300 block of West Hastings Street early Saturday, authorities said.
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Friend: Jerren Jackson took in troubled teens

Jerren Jackson / Submitted photo

Jerren Jackson / Submitted photo

BY MATT McCALL
Homicide Watch Chicago

Every August, Jerren Jackson hosted a barbecue in Washington Park for her friends and family.

The gathering usually attracted more than 50 people, including her four children and several of their friends that she took in when they were troubled teenagers with no place else to go, friends said.

Jackson, 53, will not be grilling ribs this summer after she was stabbed and beaten to death May 5 at her West Ridge home.

Prosecutors claim Jackson’s son, 24-year-old Jerome Jackson, slit her throat because he thought she was stealing money from him. He was charged with first-degree murder and is being held on $1.5 million bond.
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