Angelo Porter | Homicide Watch Chicagohttp://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/angelo-porter/Latest news about Angelo Porteren-usMon, 02 Feb 2015 10:45:52 -0600WEEK IN REVIEW: Six killed throughout Chicagohttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/02/02/week-in-review-six-killed-throughout-chicago-2/<p>BY MICHAEL LANSU<br /> Homicide Watch Chicago Editor</p> <p>Five men were shot to death and another was fatally stabbed last week in Chicago.</p> <p>The most recent killing happened when 23-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/antonio-gamboa/">Antonio Gamboa</a> was stabbed at a Super Bowl party in the 2300 block of South Michigan Avenue when he tried to break up a fight between an arguing couple, authorities said.<br /> <span id="more-9909"></span><br /> Gamboa, of the 1600 block of North Kimball Avenue, died at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.</p> <p>On Saturday, 22-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/savoy-young/">Savoy Young</a> was shot multiple times in an alley in the 8100 block of South Chappel Avenue in the South Chicago neighborhood about 11:15 a.m., authorities said.</p> <p>Young, of the 8200 block of South Luella Avenue, died at the scene, according to the medical examiner's office.</p> <p>On Friday, 34-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/leandrew-harper/">Leandrew Harper</a> was shot multiple times in the 7000 block of South Honore Street in West Englewood about 5:40 p.m., authorities said.</p> <p>Harper, who lived on the block, died at the scene, according to the medical examiner's office.</p> <p>On Thursday, 20-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/israel-c-pena/">Israel Pena</a> was shot in the chest in the 1200 block of West 32nd Street in Bridgeport about 3 a.m., authorities said.</p> <p>Pena, of the 800 block of Montague Street in Rockford, died at the scene, according to the medical examiner's office.</p> <p>In the West Pullman neighborhood, 24-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/myron-collier/">Myron Collier</a> shot in the head near East 119th Street and South Yale Avenue about 2:05 a.m. Thursday, authorities said.</p> <p>Collier, of the 10000 block of South Pulaski Road, died at the scene, according to the medical examiner’s office. A 29-year-old man was also wounded in the shooting, police said.</p> <p><a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/christopher-cage/">Christopher Cage</a>, 27, of the 300 block of West 109th Place, was charged with first-degree murder in Collier's death, police said.</p> <p>The killings started when 23-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/angelo-porter/">Angelo Porter</a> was shot in the head while walking in the 600 block of East 51st Street about 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said.</p> <p>Porter, of an unidentified home address, later died at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, according to the medical examiner’s office.</p> <p>Additionally, 39-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/alexander-villafane/">Alexander Villafane</a>, of the 2300 block of South St. Louis Avenue, died Tuesday after being wounded during a Jan. 25 drive-by shooting in the 3500 block of West 24th Street, authorities said.</p> <p>Overall, the medical examiner’s office has ruled at least 29 Chicago deaths in 2015 a homicide.</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>, reported 28 January murders, <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/02/01/police-january-murders-shootings-rise-compared-to-2014/">a 40 percent increase compared to January 2014, but a decrease compared to 2012 and 2013</a>.</p> Michael LansuMon, 02 Feb 2015 10:45:52 -0600http://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/02/02/week-in-review-six-killed-throughout-chicago-2/Myron CollierAntonio GamboaLeandrew HarperIsrael C. PenaAngelo PorterAlexander VillafaneSavoy YoungChristopher CageAngelo Porter fatally shot in Grand Boulevardhttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/01/28/angelo-porter-fatally-shot-in-grand-boulevard/<p><iframe src="http://homicides.suntimes.com/api/v1/homicides/902.html" width="100%" height="350" frameborder=0></iframe></p> <p><a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/angelo-porter/">Angelo Porter</a> was fatally shot in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.</p> <p>Porter, 23, was walking in the 600 block of East 51st Street when a gunman approached from behind and shot him in the head about 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said.<br /> <span id="more-9847"></span><br /> Porter, of an unidentified home address, later died at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.</p> <p>Nobody has been charged for the murder.</p> <p>Area Central detectives are investigating.</p> <p>-- Sun-Times Media Wire</p> Michael LansuWed, 28 Jan 2015 11:38:24 -0600http://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/01/28/angelo-porter-fatally-shot-in-grand-boulevard/Angelo Porter