Delia Colunga has died after being shot in the head in the East Side community Saturday night.
Colunga, 23, was a passenger in a vehicle traveling near East 109th Street and South Green Bay Avenue when a gunman behind the vehicle opened fire about 7:05 p.m. Saturday, authorities said. Read more
Alexander Colon was shot to death in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood Saturday afternoon.
Officers responding to a report of shots fired found 30-year-old Alexander Colon unresponsive on the back porch of a home in the 8800 block of South Wood Street about 12:30 p.m., authorities said. Read more
Terrell Foster was shot to death in the South Chicago neighborhood Friday afternoon.
Foster, 21, was standing on the street in the 8100 block of South Houston Avenue when a gray SUV pulled up and a gunman shot him in the head about 4:30 p.m., authorities said. Read more
James White was fatally shot at an Austin neighborhood gas station early Thursday.
White, 30, was at the station in the 100 block of South Cicero Avenue when a gunman walked up and shot him multiple times about 2 a.m. Thursday, authorities said. Read more
Fabian Echevarria was fatally shot in the Humboldt Park neighborhood Thursday night.
Emergency personnel found Echevarria shot in the head inside a vehicle in the 900 block of North Mozart Street about 8 p.m., authorities said. Read more
Abdullah Aljohani was ordered held without bond Thursday after prosecutors claim he stabbed a relative to death early Sunday in their Albany Park home.
Aljohani, 27, was charged with first-degree murder in the early Sunday stabbing death of relative Talal Aljohani, authorities said.
Assistant State’s Attorney Akash Vyas said a neighbor heard the men, who are “often referred to as brothers,” fighting in their home in the 5000 block of North Harding Avenue about 4 a.m. Sunday.
The neighbor went to check on the brothers, but Abdullah Aljohani said everything was fine and shut the door before the neighbor could speak, Vyas said. Read more
Juan Warrior was found shot to death in the Chatham neighborhood early Thursday.
Officers responding to a call of shots fired found Warrior shot multiple times in the 8100 block of South Normal Avenue about 12:30 a.m., authorities said. Read more
Elijah Moore, 41, was fatally shot March 16 outside the Dolphin Chicago nightclub in Bucktown. Reader “Bless You All” posted this about him:
May God bless his family. I grew up with his boys and my older siblings grew up with him. Their father was very quite. He always kept a smile on his face dress very nice, As well as his boys. So my condolences to his two boys and his little girl may God bless you all Big E will be missed.
Talal Aljohani was stabbed to death in the Albany Park neighborhood early Sunday.
Officers found 19-year-old Aljohani stabbed inside an apartment in the 5000 block of North Harding Avenue about 4 a.m. Sunday, authorities said. Read more
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