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Keith Martin extradited, held without bond in slaying of Adarrius Thompson

LeeAnn Shelton — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 15:43:55 -0600

Keith Martin / Photo from Chicago Police

Keith Martin has been extradited from Wisconsin on a no-bond warrant in a Chicago Lawn neighborhood shooting that left Adarrius Thompson dead and his mother wounded.

Authorities said Martin, 47, got into an argument with Thompson and his 50-year-old mother in the 6200 block of South Rockwell Street about 1:15 a.m. July 12.

Martin left the home, but later came back and shot Thompson and his mother, authorities said.

Thompson, 27, who lived on the block, was shot in the chest and died at the scene, authorities said. His mother was also shot in the chest, but survived.

Adarrius Thompson / Photo from Facebook

Days after the shooting, a warrant was issued for Martin, according to Chicago Police, who called Martin "armed and dangerous."

In the warrant, Martin, of the 6200 block of South Rockwell Street, was charged in the warrant with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery for the discharge of a firearm, Chicago Police said.

On Monday, Martin was ordered held without bond and given a next court date of Dec. 1.

-- Sun-Times Media Wire

Comment of the Day: "I hope you get the pass to heaven for laying down your life for your mom"

Michael Lansu — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:00:05 -0500

Adarrius Thompson was fatally stabbed during a domestic dispute that also left his 50-year-old mother seriously injured. Reader "warrmack" posted this about the attack:

No more nobel [sic] way to go out than protecting your mom. RIP I hope you get the pass to heaven for laying down your life for your Mom.

Police issue warrant for Keith Martin in Chicago Lawn murder of Adarrius Thompson

Michael Lansu — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 09:33:23 -0500

Keith Martin / Photo from Chicago Police

Police are looking for “armed and dangerous” man wanted in connection with a domestic shooting last Saturday that left Adarrius Thompson dead and his mother critically injured.

A warrant has been issued for Keith Martin, 47, for the July 12 shooting in the 6200 block of South Rockwell Street, police said.

Martin allegedly got into an argument with Thompson and his 50-year-old mother at their home about 1:15 a.m. July 12, authorities said. Martin then left, but came back with a gun and shot them both, police said.

Thompson, 27, was shot in the chest and died at the scene, authorities said. His mother was also shot in the chest and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition, authorities said.

Martin is believed to be armed and dangerous, police said. He was last seen driving a Gray 2002 Ford F-150 with Illinois license plate 1220475B. The truck bed is fitted with a distinctive tool box.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911.

-- Sun-Times Media Wire

WEEK IN REVIEW: 12 dead from Chicago shootings

Michael Lansu — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 09:51:49 -0500

BY MICHAEL LANSU
Homicide Watch Chicago Editor

Twelve people died last week from shootings throughout Chicago.

Three of the shootings happened early last Monday at the end of a bloody Independence Day weekend that saw 13 people killed and 58 others wounded by gunfire.

The last shooting of the week happened when a gunman walked up to 28-year-old William Lewis in the 1300 block of West Devon Avenue and shot him in the head 3:20 p.m. Saturday, authorities said.

Lewis, of the 4700 block of North Hermitage Avenue, died at Presence Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston less than an hour later, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

In the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, 27-year-old Adarrius Thompson and his 50-year-old mother were shot during a domestic dispute at their home in the 6200 block of South Rockwell Street, authorities said.

Thompson was shot in the chest and died at the scene. His mother was also shot in the chest and was hospitalized at Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition, authorities said.

On Friday, 32-year-old Damion Bryant was shot in the head just outside his home in the 5200 block of West Quincy Street in the Austin neighborhood and died at the scene about 8 p.m., authorities said. Three other people were wounded in the shooting but survived.

On Wednesday, Jasmine Curry -- a pregnant 24-year-old mother of five -- was shot while in a minivan traveling south on the Dan Ryan Expressway near 59th Street, family said.

“I just don’t understand young people in Chicago today,” said her father, Pierre Curry. “They don’t give a damn. They ain’t got no heart.”

Jasmine Curry’s death comes slightly less than a year after her brother Pierce L. Curry was fatally shot while riding in a vehicle on the South Side in the early morning hours of Aug. 27, 2013.

On Tuesday, 23-year-old Bruce Wright was shot while riding a bicycle in the 900 block of North Hamlin Avenue about 10:10 p.m., authorities said. Wright, of the 0-100 block of North Hamlin Avenue, was shot in the head and died at the scene.

Wright was previously wounded in the left forearm just six days earlier — on July 2. He told police he heard shots and felt pain in his arm.

On Sept. 2, he was shot in his left wrist during a drive-by shooting, police said.

In the Washington Heights neighborhood, 17-year-old Marcel Pearson and a 15-year-old acquaintance had just left a store and were walking through Robichaux Park in the 9200 block of South Eggleston Avenue when a white van pulled up about 10 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said. A gunman exited and opened fire — hitting Pearson in the chest and back, police said.

Pearson, of the 1400 block of West 114th Place, was dead at the scene by the time emergency personnel arrived, according to the medical examiner’s office.

Friends said Pearson played basketball at Johnson College Prep High School was about to start at Western Illinois University.

On Monday, 19-year-old Jaynisha Scheffer was walking with a group in the 2200 block of West 69th Street when someone rode up on a bicycle and opened fire at 7:05 p.m., authorities said.

Scheffer, of the 7600 block of South Paulina Street, was shot in the back and died at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn later that night, authorities said.

In the South Chicago neighborhood, 24-year-old Joey Henderson was shot in the 8400 block of South Buffalo Avenue when he was shot about 2:20 a.m. Monday, authorities said.

Henderson, who lived on the block, was shot in the back, chest, right arm and eye and died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital about an hour later, authorities said.

In the Washington Heights neighborhood, 19-year-old Cassius White and a 16-year-old acquaintance were shot in the 9600 block of South Sangamon Avenue about 12:30 a.m. Monday, authorities said.

White, of the 8200 block of South Dante Avenue, was shot in the abdomen area and died later that day at Christ Medical Center, according to the medical examiner’s office. The 16-year-old was also wounded, but survived, police said.

The killings started when 44-year-old Tonya Gunn was leaning against a car and talking to her cousin after a cookout at her grandfather’s house in the 10900 block of South Throop Street when gunshots rang out about 12:30 a.m. Monday, authorities said.

Gunn, who lived on the block, was shot in the side and died less than an hour later at Roseland Community Hospital.

“As far as her being in the wrong place at the wrong time — I can’t say that,” Gunn’s cousin, Annette Scott, said.

Additionally, two people died last week from earlier gunshot wounds.

William Allen, 25, of the 3500 block of South State Street, died last Monday after being shot June 6 near East 80th Street and South Muskegon Avenue, authorities said. Two other men were wounded, but survived.

Debra Escobedo, 49, died Monday afternoon after being shot about 3 a.m. June 1 in the 2700 block of West 24th Street, authorities said. Escobedo, of the 3100 block of South Green Street, was talking with a group outside a bar when a gunman approached and opened fire, police and family said.

Overall, the medical examiner’s office has ruled at least 216 Chicago deaths in 2014 a homicide — including nine people killed by police.

Additionally, the state’s attorney’s office filed first-degree murder charges against a speeding motorist who killed an off-duty police officer while trying to flee police even though the autopsy ruled the death an accident.

Chicago Police, which counts murders different, have ruled some of those homicides as involuntary manslaughter, justified self-defense or accidents.

Adarrius Thompson fatally shot during domestic dispute in Chicago Lawn

Michael Lansu — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 12:35:56 -0500

Adarrius Thompson was killed in a domestic-related shooting that left his 50-year-old mother seriously injured early Saturday in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.

A 47-year-old man got into an argument with Thompson and his mother at their apartment building in the 6200 block of South Rockwell Street about 1:15 a.m., authorities said.

Police said the older man left, but returned a short time later and shot Thompson and his mother.

Thompson, 27, was shot in the chest and died at the scene. His mother was also shot in the chest and was hospitalized at Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition, authorities said.

The relationship between the 47-year-old and the two victims was not immediately known.

Nobody has been charged for the murder.

Area Central detectives are investigating.

-- Sun-Times Media Wire