Jonathan Garcia was killed, and another man was wounded, when gunfire erupted outside a Logan Square grocery Wednesday night.
Authorities said Garcia and a 33-year-old man got into a fight with two men outside the FoodSmart Urban Market at 2901 W. Armitage Ave. about 11:10 p.m.
During the fight, one of the men pulled out a gun and shot Garcia and the 33-year-old, authorities said. Read more
Two men were killed in a Wednesday night shooting in the Roseland neighborhood that also left a third man critically wounded.
Police said three 19-year-old men were inside a vehicle in the 200 block of West 107th Street when another vehicle pulled up and a gunman inside opened fire about 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Terrance Canady, of the 11300 block of South Stewart Avenue, was shot in the head and abdomen and died at 11:22 p.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, authorities said.
Shamari Salter, of the 0 – 100 block of East 100th Place, was shot in the head and died at the scene, authorities said. Read more
A 21-year-old South Side man was ordered held without bond Wednesday for allegedly shooting and killing two men who had fought with his father last summer.
Thomas Bishop Jr.’s father got into a “verbal and physical” altercation with Corey Hudson, Robert Cotten and others in the parking lot of a West Englewood strip mall because he felt he was being “disrespected,” authorities said.
During the Fourth of July fight, Bishop left the strip mall at 63rd Street and Seeley Avenue and returned in a car with a loaded rifle, Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Przekota said.
By that time, the fight had ended and Bishop’s father had driven off with two others. Read more
Andrew L. Jones was sentenced to three years in prison Monday for an alcohol-involved crash that killed his girlfriend on the West Side in 2013.
Jones, 35, pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated DUI and one count of reckless homicide at a hearing before Judge William Hooks, who handed down the sentence, according to court records.
Authorities said Jones was driving a 1998 Saturn south on Western Avenue when he lost control and hit a viaduct near 16th Street about 2:15 a.m. Feb. 23, 2013. Read more
Willie Hubbard was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison Monday for throwing a punch that led to 48-year-old Edward James Scott being impaled on a metal fence.
Hubbard, 35, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in March following a bench trial before Judge Matthew Coghlan, according to court records.
Authorities said Hubbard punched Scott in the face because Scott had been harassing guests at a party in the 9100 block of South Greenwood Avenue about 8 p.m. June 16, 2013. Read more
Eric Washington, 25, was fatally shot April 29 in the University Village neighborhood. Reader “prayingforbetter” posted this about him:
R.I.p TRUCKY u will be missed he was such a sweetheart wasn’t harm to anyone he loved to crack jokes and try to dance lots of memories I will miss you my friend it won’t be the same without you:(
A 38-year-old woman found dead inside a vehicle Sunday in the Austin community was beaten to death.
Police found 38-year-old Frankie Smith dead inside a vehicle in the 5200 block of West Thomas Street about 10:40 a.m. Sunday, authorities said. Read more
A North Lawndale man shot more than a month ago in the Uptown neighborhood has died.
Louis Walker, 28, was sitting in a vehicle in the 4700 block of North Broadway when another vehicle pulled up and a gunman inside opened fire about 2:45 p.m. April 7, authorities said. Read more
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