Homicide Watch Chicago

A man shot to death Tuesday night in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side has been identified as Jaruad Ford, who lived just a block away from where he was killed.

Officers responded to a call of a person shot at 6:22 p.m. in the 8900 block of South Morgan and found the 28-year-old Ford in the driver’s seat of a Chevrolet car, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

He had suffered from gunshot wounds to the head and torso, and was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:48 p.m., authorities said.

An autopsy showed he died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the medical examiner’s office.

Ford lived just a block from where he was shot.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Sammy McGowan was shot to death by two men who jumped out of a car Tuesday afternoon in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side.

McGowan, 28, was standing outside at 4:56 p.m. in the 6500 block of South University, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

A white SUV pulled up and two armed men got out and fired shots, police said. The suspects then jumped back into the vehicle, which sped away northbound on University.

McGowan suffered a gunshot wound to the neck and another to the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

He lived in the West Side Austin neighborhood.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Curtis S. Posey was found shot to death Tuesday morning in the South Side Woodlawn neighborhood.

The 35-year-old was found with a gunshot wound to the neck in the 6400 block of South Ingleside at 8:12 a.m., according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Posey, who lived in the East Side neighborhood on the Far South Side, was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:25 a.m., authorities said.

An autopsy found he died of multiple gunshot wounds, and his death was ruled a homicide.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Fifteen-year-old Deshawn Martin was hanging out with friends when he was shot to death Monday evening in the backyard of a home just a block from where he lived in the Washington Heights neighborhood on the Far South Side.

Deshawn was in the backyard of a friend’s home about 7:35 p.m. in the 1000 block of West 103rd Street, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Three boys, including Deshawn and his 11-year-old brother, were preparing to go play basketball, when several shots rang out and Deshawn was struck in the chest. Sources said the shots may have come from a nearby yard.

He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was died about two hours later at 9:15 p.m., authorities said. An autopsy showed Deshawn died of a gunshot wound to the chest and ruled the death a homicide. Police initially said the boy was 13.

Family members said Deshawn was a “sweet boy” who enjoyed reading and playing basketball. He attended Marcus Garvey Elementary School.
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By ASHLEE REZIN and JORDAN OWEN
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

A man has been charged with murder for assaulting Benjamin Herron during an argument, then striking him with a vehicle Monday night in the West Side Austin neighborhood, Chicago Police said.

Herron, 54, got into a fight with another man at 7:52 p.m. in the 5200 block of West Division, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

A police said source the two men had been drinking when they got into an argument.

The suspect then intentionally struck Herron with a car, police said.

Richard L. Williams, 66-year-old, faces one count of first-degree murder, according to Chicago Police.

Herron, a grandfather, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:44 a.m. Tuesday, authorities said. He lived in the same neighborhood.

An autopsy Tuesday found Herron died of multiple injuries from an assault, and his death was ruled a homicide, according to the medical examiner’s office.

Williams was taken into custody at the scene and charged Wednesday night, police said. He appeared in court Thursday and was ordered held without bond.

Arthur McGraw, a cousin of controversial Chicago rapper Lil Jay, was shot to death Monday night a few blocks from his home in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died at 10:52 p.m., authorities said. McGraw lived in the same neighborhood.

Police responded at 10:10 p.m. to a call of a person shot in the 5400 block of South Bishop, and found the 23-year-old McGraw lying on the sidewalk, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

The following post appeared on the Instagramn account of Lil Jay, who is serving a 5-year prison term after taking a plea deal in a murder case:

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Romeo Edwards was killed in a drive-by shooting Monday night in the West Side Austin neighborhood.

About 7:55 p.m., the 23-year-old was sitting in a parked car in the 4800 block of West Gladys, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Another car drove up and someone inside opened fire, police said.

Edwards was shot in the chest and right thigh, and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died at 8:23 p.m., authorities said.

He lived in west suburban Maywood.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Three days after being wounded in a shooting in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side, 23-year-old Hakeem Howard, who lived in Englewood, died of his injuries.

Howard was shot in the abdomen just before 10 a.m. Saturday by someone who walked up to him and began firing in the 3800 block of West Chicago, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died at 12:50 p.m. Tuesday, according to authorities.

Howard was the third person shot in about as many hours Saturday morning during a spree of violence in the neighborhood.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

On Friday night, Chicago Police found 28-year-old Ira Johnson lying on a sidewalk after being shot in the West Side Austin neighborhood. Two days later, he died.

About 11:55 p.m. Friday, officers responding to a call of shots fired in the 5800 block of West Ohio found Johnson on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the head, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Johnson, who lived in the same neighborhood as the shooting, was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died at 10:17 p.m. Sunday, according to the medical examiner’s office. His death was ruled a homicide.

His sister, Larrie Johnson, said of her brother: “My brother was a family man, he wasn’t into the street life. Please, please, please, if anyone knows anything, please say something. We need justice.”

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Antone Jackson was shot to death Monday evening during an argument in the South Chicago neighborhood.

Jackson, 26, was involved in a disagreement with someone about 6:30 p.m. in the 7900 block of South Ridgeland, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

The other person at some point pulled out a weapon and fired shots, police said.

Jackson suffered a gunshot wound to the body and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead at 7:27 p.m., authorities said.

He lived on the same block where he was killed.

Police were speaking with a person of interest Monday night, but no charges had been field as of Tuesday afternoon.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire