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Murder charge dropped against suspect in fatal 2014 shooting of Albert Glover in Austin

Jeff Mayes — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:22:32 -0600

By JORDAN OWEN

Terrell Boyd | Cook County sheriff's office

Chicago Sun-Times Wire
A murder charge has been dropped against a man accused of shooting Albert Glover to death in 2014 in the West Side Austin neighborhood.

Terrell Boyd, 26, was charged in November with first-degree murder for the shooting death of the 56-year-old Glover, according to Cook County court records.

The charge was dropped at a hearing last Wednesday before Judge Donald Panarese, according to court records.

Glover was outside his home in the 100 block of North Leamington Avenue at 1:36 p.m. on June 26, 2014, when two people got out of a van in the alley behind the home, walked up and shot him in the back and left leg, authorities said at the time.

Glover was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died less than an hour later, authorities said.

No one was else was charged in connection with the murder.

Murder charge filed for 2014 shooting of Albert Glover during attempted robbery outside his Austin home

Jeff Mayes — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 17:29:57 -0600

By LUKE WILUSZ
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Terrell Boyd | Chicago Police

A man has been charged with shooting Albert Glover to death last summer in the West Side Austin neighborhood.

Terrell Boyd, 26, is charged with first-degree murder for the shooting death of the 56-year-old Glover on June 26, 2014, according to court records and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Glover was outside his home in the 100 block of North Leamington Avenue at 1:36 p.m. when Boyd and another person got out of a van in the alley behind the home and walked around the corner onto Leamington, prosecutors said.

They walked up to Glover, and Boyd’s accomplice pulled out a gun, threatened Glover and demanded Glover go into his house with them, prosecutors said.

Boyd struggled with Glover and the other person shot Glover in the leg, prosecutors said. Glover fell to the ground and Boyd shot him in the back, prosecutors said. The attackers then ran away.

Glover was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:21 p.m., the medical examiner’s office said.

Boyd was ordered held without bond at a hearing Friday, according to prosecutors. His accomplice and the person driving the van remain at large.

WEEK IN REVIEW: Eight murdered throughout Chicago

Michael Lansu — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 09:01:15 -0500

BY MICHAEL LANSU
Homicide Watch Chicago Editor

Eight people were murdered throughout Chicago last week, including three people in their 50s.

The slayings included shootings, a stabbing and a woman intentionally struck by a vehicle.

While at least 36 people were shot over the weekend, the only fatality happened when 42-year-old Ronnie Amos was found shot in the 3600 block of West Chicago Avenue about 8:55 a.m. Saturday, authorities said.

Amos, who lived on the block, died at Mount Sinai Hospital less than an hour later, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

On Friday, 23-year-old Darius M. Smith allegedly stabbed 28-year-old Tony Ervin during a fight at Ervin's home in the 6000 block of South Sacramento Avenue in the Chicago Lawn community about 10:30 p.m., authorities said.

Ervin, 28, died less than an hour later at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to the medical examiner’s office.

Smith, of the 6300 block of South Albany Avenue, was charged with first-degree murder, police said.

On Thursday, 56-year-old Albert Glover was in the 100 block of North Leamington Avenue in Austin when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside fired shots about 1:35 p.m., authorities said.

Glover, who lived on the block, was shot in the back and left leg, authorities said. He died a short time at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to the medical examiner’s office.

In the River West neighborhood, 34-year-old Sonny Ortiz was shot while inside a parked vehicle then attempted to drive away, authorities said. He crashed into a parked vehicle and light pole in the nearby 1200 block of West Chicago Avenue about 12:20 a.m. Thursday, police said.

Ortiz, of the 3600 block of North Austin Avenue, died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital less than an hour later, authorities said.

On Wednesday, 54-year-old Eddie Jones had just gotten out of a car to talk with another person in the 6500 block of South Sangamon in Englewood when a gunman walked out of a nearby gangway and opened fire about 10:50 p.m., authorities said.

Jones was shot in the head and died at the scene, authorities said. His home address was not immediately available.

On Tuesday, 54-year-old Sharon Bonds was intentionally struck by a vehicle in the 9100 block of South Euclid Avenue about 5:30 a.m., authorities said.

Bonds, of the 8800 block of South Oglesby Avenue, died at the scene, according to the medical examiner’s office. An autopsy determined she died of multiple injuries from being struck by the vehicle and the death was ruled a homicide.

On Monday, 40-year-old Alfred Barnett was shot in the groin area in the 6900 block of South Laflin Street about 5 p.m., authorities said. He also went by the name Kenneth Martin.

Barnett, of the 7200 block of South Rockwell Street, died at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn at 9:42 p.m. Friday, according to the medical examiner’s office.

The killings began when 46-year-old Andre Knight was shot in the back of the head in an alley behind his home in the 4800 block of West Concord Place about 4 a.m. Monday, authorities said. Knight died less than an hour later at Mount Sinai Hospital.

Overall, the medical examiner’s office has ruled at least 187 Chicago deaths in 2014 a homicide — including seven 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.

Albert Glover, 56, fatally shot in Austin

Michael Lansu — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 08:45:01 -0500

A 56-year-old man was killed in a drive-by shooting Thursday afternoon in the Austin neighborhood.

Albert Glover was in the 100 block of North Leamington Avenue when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside fired shots about 1:35 p.m. Thursday, authorities said.

Glover, who lived on the block, was shot in the back and left leg, authorities said. He died less than an hour later at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Nobody has been charged for the murder.

Area North detectives are investigating.

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