Peter Robert Costello | Homicide Watch Chicagohttp://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/peter-robert-costello/Latest news about Peter Robert Costelloen-usMon, 27 Oct 2014 09:02:44 -0500WEEK IN REVIEW: Eight killed in citywide violencehttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/10/27/week-in-review-eight-killed-in-citywide-violence-2/<p>BY MICHAEL LANSU<br /> Homicide Watch Chicago Editor</p> <p>At least eight people were killed by violence throughout Chicago last week.</p> <p>Four of the victims were shot dead over the weekend, when at least 29 other people were wounded by gunfire.</p> <p>The most recent murder happened when police found a 36-year-old man shot in the street in the 2100 block of West 18th Place in Pilsen about 9:30 p.m. Sunday, authorities said.<br /> <span id="more-8719"></span><br /> The man, whose identity was not yet being released, had been shot in the back of the head and died about two hours later at Mount Sinai Hospital, authorities said.</p> <p>In the South Chicago neighborhood, 17-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/marc-williams/">Marc Williams</a> was shot while walking in the 8200 block of South Houston Avenue about noon Sunday, authorities said.</p> <p>Williams, of the 8100 block of South Coles Avenue, died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital less than an hour later, according to the medical examiner’s office.</p> <p>On Friday, 39-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/charles-wright/">Charles Wright</a> was shot in the abdomen in the 5300 block of South Hoyne Avenue in the Back of the Yards community about 11:30 p.m., authorities said.</p> <p>Wright, of the 3100 block of West 71st Street, died about an hour later at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to the medical examiner’s office.</p> <p><a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/cliffon-johnson/">Cliffon Johnson</a>, 28, of the 5500 block of South Washtenaw Avenue, was charged with murder in Wright's death and is expected in court later Monday.</p> <p>In the Austin community, 23-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/denzell-franklin/">Denzell Franklin</a> was shot in a yard in the 5500 block of West Corcoran Place when multiple people opened fire from a sidewalk about 10 p.m., authorities said.</p> <p>Franklin, 23, of an unidentified home address, was shot in the face and armpit and died at the scene, authorities said. Another man, 24, walked to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park with a gunshot wound to the arm, police said.</p> <p><a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/joshua-grayer/">Joshua Grayer</a>, 19, of the 1200 block of South St. Louis Avenue, and <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/jermaine-powell/">Jermaine Powell</a>, 19, of the 5900 block of West Huron Street, were each charged with first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, police said. Both men are expected to appear in court Monday for a bond hearing.</p> <p>On Thursday, 42-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/tepete-davis/">Tepete Davis</a> and an acquaintance were shot during a robbery in the 7900 block of South Justine Street about 11:55 p.m., authorities said.</p> <p>Davis, of an unidentified home address, died at 1:08 a.m. Friday at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to the medical examiner's office.</p> <p>After the shooting, nearby police chased the two robbery suspects and shot one when he allegedly turned and pointed a dark object at officers, police said. <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/thomas-bishop/">Thomas Bishop</a>, 41, of the 8200 block of South Wolcott Avenue, was charged with first-degree murder and ordered held without bond during a Sunday hearing. It was not immediately known if he was the suspect shot by police.</p> <p>In the West Englewood neighborhood, 18-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/stanley-bobo/">Stanley Bobo</a> was standing by his car in the 1400 block of West 72nd Street when a van drove past and somebody inside opened fire about 7:30 p.m. Thursday, authorities said.</p> <p>Bobo, who lived on the block, was shot in the abdomen area and died about two hours later at Christ Medical Center, authorities said.</p> <p><a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/kwonte-hughes/">Kwonte Hughes</a>, 17, of the 6800 block of South Carpenter Street, was charged with murder and ordered held on $1 million bond Saturday.</p> <p>In the Grand Boulevard community, 44-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/reginald-boston/">Reginald Boston</a> was stabbed in the chest at a home in the 300 block of East 48th Street about 6 p.m. Thursday, authorities said.</p> <p>Boston, of the 3500 block of West 74th Street, died about an hour later at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, authorities said.</p> <p>An autopsy confirmed Boston died from multiple stab wounds and the death was ruled a homicide, but police said "all parties involved" remained on scene and no charges were pending.</p> <p>On Wednesday, police found the bodies of <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/matthew-stanton/">Matthew Stanton</a>, 28, and <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/peter-robert-costello/">Peter Robert Costello</a>, 17, inside the bedroom of a home in the 4100 block of West 63rd Street in Chicago Lawn about 4:15 p.m., authorities said.</p> <p>Police called the deaths a murder-suicide and an autopsy confirmed died from a stab wound to his chest and the death was ruled a homicide, according to the medical examiner’s office. Costello, 17, died from a gunshot wound to the head and his death was ruled a suicide.</p> <p>Both men lived on the block, according to the medical examiner’s office. The relationship between the two was not immediately known.</p> <p>Additionally, 21-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/kevin-roberson/">Kevin Roberson</a> died Tuesday morning from injuries suffered when he was shot in the neck in the 7200 block of South Artesian Avenue about 4:15 p.m. May 17, authorities said. An autopsy ruled the death a homicide.</p> <p>Overall, the medical examiner’s office has ruled at least 358 Chicago deaths in 2014 a homicide — including 14 people killed by police.</p> <p>Chicago Police, <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/2013/12/30/homicides-why-do-chicago-police-and-the-medical-examiners-office-report-different-totals/">which counts murders different by following federal guidelines</a>, have ruled some of those homicides as involuntary manslaughter, justified self-defense or accidents.</p> Michael LansuMon, 27 Oct 2014 09:02:44 -0500http://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/10/27/week-in-review-eight-killed-in-citywide-violence-2/Stanley BoboReginald BostonTepete DavisDenzell FranklinKevin RobersonMatthew StantonMarc WilliamsCharles WrightThomas BishopPeter Robert CostelloJoshua GrayerKwonte HughesCliffon JohnsonJermaine PowellAuthorities: Peter Robert Costello fatally stabbed Matthew Stanton in West Lawn homehttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/10/23/peter-robert-costello-matthew-stanton-found-shot-to-death-inside-west-lawn-home/<p><iframe src="http://homicides.suntimes.com/api/v1/homicides/781.html" width="100%" height="350" frameborder=0></iframe></p> <p><a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/peter-robert-costello/">Peter Robert Costello</a> allegedly stabbed <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/matthew-stanton/">Matthew Stanton</a> to death then fatally shot himself inside a West Lawn home Wednesday afternoon in what police called a murder-suicide.</p> <p>Both bodies were found in the bedroom of a home in the 4100 block of West 63rd Street about 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, police said. A gun and knife were found near the bodies, according to a police source.<br /> <span id="more-8680"></span><br /> A Thursday autopsy determined Stanton, 28, died from a stab wound to his chest and the death was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.</p> <p>Costello, 17, died from a gunshot wound to the head and his death was ruled a suicide, according to the medical examiner's office.</p> <p>Both men lived on the block, according to the medical examiner's office. The relationship between the two was not immediately known.</p> <p>-- Sun-Times Media Wire</p> Michael LansuThu, 23 Oct 2014 11:30:25 -0500http://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/10/23/peter-robert-costello-matthew-stanton-found-shot-to-death-inside-west-lawn-home/Matthew StantonPeter Robert Costello