Homicide Watch Chicago

A man who was fatally shot Sunday night in the Riverdale neighborhood on the Far South Side has been identified as 20-year-old Dorian Tompkins, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Tompkins was standing outside about 8 p.m. in the 13100 block of South Langley when several males walked up and fired shots, striking him in the chest, according to Chicago Police and the medical examiner’s office.

He was pronounced dead at the scene at 9 p.m., according to the medical examiner’s office. His home address was not known. THe medical examiner’s office initially identified him as Dorian Phompkins.

Area South detectives were conducting a homicide investigation.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

By SAM CHARLES and FRANK MAIN
Chicago Sun-Times

Joshua Smith | Chicago Police

Joshua Smith is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder and obstruction, police said. The motive for the shootings was robbery, and Myles was targeted—but the incident had nothing to do with his position as a judge, Chicago Police said.

Myles was fatally shot about 4:50 a.m. Monday outside his home in the 9400 block of South Forest. His girlfriend, who was shot in a leg, is recovering.

Smith drove himself to the Area South Detectives division later that day “to speak with detectives” and has been in custody ever since, Chief of Detectives Melissa Staples said at a press conference Wednesday.
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Two weeks ago, Eric Kellum was riding in a car in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side when another vehicle pulled alongside and shots were fired. Two weeks later, the 21-year-old died in a hospital.

Officers responding to a call of a person shot found Kellum with a gunshot wound to his head about 2:45 a.m. March 26 in the 7000 block of South Winchester Avenue, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

He was a passenger in a vehicle when another vehicle pulled alongside and someone inside fired shots, police said. He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

Kellum, who lived in the Morgan Park neighborhood on the Far South Side, was pronounced dead at the hospital at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, the medical examiner’s office said. An autopsy Wednesday found he died of complications from multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

A man who was fatally shot Sunday night in the East Side neighborhood on the Far South Side has been identified as Alfonso Juan Calderon Jr.

The 24-year-old Calderon was standing in a vacant lot about 8:15 p.m. in the 10700 block of South Green Bay. He was approached by two male suspects, who fired shots at him and then ran off, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Calderon suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his chest, arm and hand; and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead at 9:07 p.m., authorities said.

He lived in the Hegewisch neighborhood on the Far South Side.

Area South detectives were investigating.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Eighteen-year-old Shane Collier was fatally shot Saturday evening less than two blocks from his home in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side.

Collier was in the 1200 block of West 81st Street about 5 p.m. when someone fired multiple times at him from inside a vehicle, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Collier, who lived just blocks away, was shot in the chest and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he died at 7:03 p.m., authorities said.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family with funeral expenses.

Collier’s uncle, who established the page, wrote that his nephew was “brutally murdered this past Saturday. The senseless crime has ripped a hole in my family. Now we are faced with a tough task of laying him to rest.”

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Keshawn Slaughter was walking home from the store with his 11-year-old stepson Monday afternoon in the West Pullman neighborhood when shots rang out.

Hours later, the 26-year-old died at a hospital, while the boy was left in serious condition.

About 5:20 p.m., Slaughter was walking with the boy in the 11600 block of South Bishop when a white vehicle pulled up and someone inside opened fire, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Slaughter was shot in the back of the head, and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead at 8:25 p.m., authorities said.

The boy suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder and was also taken to Christ Medical Center, where he was listed in serious condition, police said.

Family members said Slaughter had overcome past problems with the law, had started a new job and was working hard to raise his family.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Emmauel Reid was was walking with a woman Monday night in the Far South Side Roseland neighborhood when the 19-year-old was shot to death.

The 19-year-old Reid was walking with a 37-year-old woman eastbound in the 100 block of East 112th Street about 9:20 p.m., according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

That’s when they heard shots fired, and the woman ran away. When she turned back to look for Reid, she saw him lying on the ground and called 911, authorities said.

Reid had been shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:25 p.m., according to the medical examiner’s office. He lived in the West Pullman neighborhood.

Area South detectives were investigating.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

A man shot to death Sunday morning in the Ravenswood neighborhood on the Northwest Side has been identified as 44-year-old Adam Salas.

Salas was driving in an alley about 5:55 a.m. in the 4800 block of North Rockwell Street, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Someone came from around the corner and shot him in the chest, according to police. The shooter then ran away.

Salas, who lived in the West Town neighborhood, was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 6:39 a.m., authorities said. Police said he was 42, but the medical examiner’s office said he was 44.

Area North detectives are investigating.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

By FRANK MAIN, ANDY GRIMM, FRAN SPIELMAN, JORDAN OWEN and ASHLEE REZIN
Chicago Sun-Times

A Chicago Police car is parked in front of the home of Cook County Associate Judge Raymond Myles, 66, in the 9400 block of South Forest. Myles was fatally wounded Monday morning. | Leslie Adkins/For the Sun-Times

Police were checking cameras to see whether they could help identify the gunman. Detectives are considering a variety of motives, including robbery — as well as possible links to a beating the judge suffered in 2015 and recent threats he’d received.

“You have our word that we will not let Judge Myles’ life be lost in vain and we will hold his killer accountable,” Chicago Police Deputy Supt. Kevin Navarro said at a press conference.

Myles, 66, was shot at about 4:50 a.m. outside his home in the 9400 block of South Forest. His 52-year-old girlfriend was shot in the leg and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

A neighbor said he was in his home when he heard a woman outside yelling, “Don’t kill him! Don’t kill him!” Then he heard about five gunshots.
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Chicago Police say 22-year-old Donald Johnson was shot to death by his own father Sunday morning at his Burnside neighborhood home when they argued over who would walk the dog

The 22-year-old Johnson and his 43-year-old father shot each other about 8:20 a.m. in the 9100 block of South Woodlawn, according to Chicago Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

The men had been arguing over which one was going to walk the dog when the shooting started. Both men suffered multiple gunshot wounds and were taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said.

Johnson was pronounced dead there at 9:16 a.m., authorities said. His father was listed in critical condition.

Two weapons were recovered at the scene, police said.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire