Antian Hardmon | Homicide Watch Chicago

18-year-old is third to be charged with shootings at Fuller Park barbecue that left three dead, two wounded

Jeff Mayes — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:22:04 -0600

By JORDAN OWEN
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Calvan Colbert | Chicago Police

An 18-year-old man is the third person to be charged with killing three people and wounding two others in a shooting two months ago during a barbecue in the South Side Fuller Park neighborhood.

Calvan Colbert has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Ayanna Northern, Antian Hardmon and Tyrone Spikes; and two counts of aggravated battery with great bodily harm, according to Chicago Police.

Anthony Jackson, 20; and Lawrence Brown, 22, were charged with three counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder, and two counts of aggravated battery in October. Brown is also charged with one count of unlawful use and possession of a weapon by a felon, police said.

Five people were shot about 12:10 a.m. on Sept. 29 in the 300 block of West 42nd Street when two men opened fire from an alley on about 30 people at a barbecue, police said at the time. The barbecue was commemorating someone who died in a crash years ago.

Lawrence Brown (left) and Anthony Jackson | Chicago Police

The 22-year-old Northern was shot in the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Hardmon, 24, of the 7200 block of South Langley, was shot in the back and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:05 a.m., authorities said.

Spikes, 28, also suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died at 3:35 a.m., authorities said. He lived in the 6300 block of South Ingleside.

Another woman, 24, was shot in the left leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital; and a 36-year-old man was shot in the leg and later walked into Provident Hospital.

Colbert, of the 5200 block of South Indiana, was ordered held without bond, and is next scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.

Pair charged with killing three, wounding two at Fuller Park memorial barbecue in September

Jeff Mayes — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 10:55:17 -0500

Two men were charged Friday with the fatal shootings of Ayanna Northern, Antian Hardmon and Tyrone Spikes during a memorial barbecue at a park last month in the Fuller Park neighborhood.

Lawrence Brown (left) and Anthony Jackson | Chicago Police

Anthony Jackson, 20; and Lawrence Brown, 22, were each charged with three counts of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree attempted murder, and two counts of aggravated battery, Chicago Police said.

Brown, of the 3700 block of South Wells, is also charged with one count of unlawful use and possession of a weapon by a felon, police said.

Jackson, of the 4500 block of South Drexel; and Brown were scheduled to appear in bond court Saturday.

About 30 people were at the barbecue, commemorating someone who died in a crash years ago, when more than 15 shots rang out, witnesses at the scene said.

Five people from the group were shot about 12:10 a.m. Sept. 29 in the 300 block of West 42nd Street when two men opened fire from an alley, police said.

Northern, 22, was shot in the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Hardmon, 25, of the 7200 block of South Langley, was shot in the head, and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:05 a.m. Sept. 29, authorities said.

Spikes, 28, also suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died at 3:35 a.m. Sept. 29, authorities said.

Another woman, 24, was shot in the left leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital; while a 36-year-old man was shot in the leg and later walked into Provident Hospital. Both of their conditions were stabilized, police said.

A woman at the scene who asked to be identified only as “Shorty” said she held Northern in her arms before she died.

“She said, ‘Help me,’ her eyes glazed over, and that was it,” she said, adding she didn’t know the woman personally.

“Shorty,” who grew up in the neighborhood, added that her five nieces and nephews, all younger than 9, get mad at her for not letting them play in the park because it’s not safe.

“After the pow pow pow pow, we all hit the ground. But [the woman] didn’t get up,” she said. “I have to work at 8 a.m., but I’m not going to sleep because if I close my eyes, I’m going to see it … Her face is etched in my mind.”

--Chicago Sun-Times Wire

WEEK IN REVIEW: At least 10 people fatally shot last week; man dies 6 years after being shot at age 14

Jeff Mayes — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 16:00:16 -0500

By JEFF MAYES
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

At least 11 people died from violence in Chicago last week, including five who died in mass shootings Monday night and Tuesday morning; and a 20-year-old man who died after six years in a coma.

Jeremy Gonzalez died Thursday night, nearly six years after he was shot in the head while walking with his mother in Logan Square.

Jeremy, known as Kiko, was 14 when he and his mother were walking in the 3400 block of West Armitage shortly after 9 a.m. on Dec. 8, 2009, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

That's when a man or teenager with short, dark hair and a dark blue sweatshirt walked up, yelled gang slogans, and shot Gonzalez in the back of the head, police said at the time.

He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and later transferred to Lurie Children’s Hospital; he spent the last six years in a coma, according to authorities and family members.

Gonzalez was 20 when he was pronounced dead at 8:35 p.m. Thursday at a nursing home in the 7400 block of North Sheridan. An autopsy determined he died from complications of the gunshot wound to the head, and his death was ruled a homicide.

Craig Curry was shot to death Sunday night in West Englewood.

Curry, 48, was shot in the head about 8 p.m. during a domestic dispute in the 6800 block of South Loomis, according to police and the medical examiner’s office.

Curry, who lived on the same block as the shooting, died at the scene, the medical examiner’s office said.

A northwest suburban man was shot to death Wednesday afternoon in Humboldt Park. Hector Navarro, 41, was shot in the chest about 2:35 p.m. in the 1500 block of North Harding, according to police and the medical examiner’s office.

Navarro, of the 4100 block of Crystal Lake Road in McHenry, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died at 3:10 p.m., according to the medical examiner’s office.

Authorities identified a man found shot to death inside a burning car in Roseland as Laprentis Cudjo of Harvey.

Cudjo, 28, was inside the vehicle when crews responded to the fire at 2:11 p.m. Wednesday in the 10700 block of South Eggleston, according to police and the medical examiner’s office.

Cudjo, of the 14800 block of South Winchester in Harvey, was dead at the scene. An autopsy showed he died of a gunshot wound to the head.

Timothy Jones was shot to death Tuesday afternoon in South Shore. Jones, 29, was outside in the 7200 block of South Exchange about 4 p.m. when someone walked up and shot him in the head, according to police and the medical examiner’s office.

Jones, who lived in the 1600 block of East 67th, was dead at the scene, authorities said.

A barbecue at a South Side park was interrupted by gunfire early Tuesday, leaving three people dead and three others injured in Fuller Park.

About 30 people were enjoying the barbecue when more than 15 shots rang out. Five people shot about 12:10 a.m. in the 300 block of West 42nd Street when two males opened fire from an alley, according to police.

Antian Hardmon, 25, of the 7200 block of South Langley, was shot in the head, and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:05 a.m., according to police and the medical examiner’s office.

Ayanna Northern, 22, was shot in the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
Tyrone Spikes, 28, also suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died at 3:35 a.m., authorities said. He lived in the 6300 block of South Ingleside.

Another woman, 24, was shot in the left leg and was taken to Stroger; while a 36-year-old man was shot in the leg and later walked into Provident Hospital. Both of their conditions were stabilized.

Just hours earlier in Back of the Yards, a family returning from an outing was the victim of a drive-by shooting that left Patricia Chew and Lolita Wells dead, and three people injured, including Chew's 11-month old son.

The baby survived, but his mother and grandmother were killed, police said. Chew was 24 and her mother 47. Two other men who were with the women were also wounded. The baby was shot in the side. His condition had stabilized, according to police. Chew was two months' pregnant.

The shooting happened about 7:30 p.m. at 53rd and Aberdeen. The group was getting out of their car and returning to their home when unknown gunmen opened fire from another vehicle, police said.

The week's first homicide victim was 18-year-old Dwayne Frazier Jr., who was fatally shot Monday morning in East Garfield Park. The shooting happened in the 100 block of North Kedzie at 10:52 a.m. Monday, police said.

Frazier was shot multiple times in the chest and arm, and was driven to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died less than an hour later, according to police and the medical examiner’s office. He lived in the 2600 block of West Gladys.

In a non-shooting-related alleged homicide, prosecutors allege Adrian Harris was driving drunk when his car struck and killed a pedestrian early Sunday on the Eisenhower Expressway on the West Side.

Harris, 33, was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI causing death, according to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office.

He was driving in the westbound lanes of I-290 near Western about 4 a.m. when the pedestrian was hit, according to Illinois State Police. Harris did not stop immediately after the crash, but stopped a short time later near Homan.

The pedestrian, a 41-year-old man, was killed, state police said. The medical examiner’s office was not releasing his identity as of Monday pending notification of family.

A judge ordered Harris held on a $400,000 bond.

Antian Hardmon, Ayanna Northern and Tyrone Spikes killed when gunfire erupts at Fuller Park memorial barbecue

Jeff Mayes — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 09:20:02 -0500

A woman and a man were both killed and three others were injured in a shooting early Tuesday in Fuller Park. | Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times

By ASHLEE REZIN AND LUKE WILUSZ
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

A barbecue at a South Side park was interrupted by gunfire early Tuesday, leaving Antian Hardmon, Ayanna Northern, and Tyrone Spikes dead, and three other people injured in the Fuller Park neighborhood.

About 30 people were enjoying the barbecue, a memorial for someone who died in a crash years ago, when more than 15 shots rang out, according to a woman who wished to be identified only as “Shorty.”

Five people were shot about 12:10 a.m. in the 300 block of West 42nd Street when two males opened fire from an alley, according to Chicago Police. Lawn chairs and beer cans could be seen strewn about the edge of the park at the end of the block.

Hardmon, 25, of the 7200 block of South Langley, was shot in the head, and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:05 a.m., according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

A woman reacts to a fatal shooting early Tuesday in the 300 block of West 42nd Street. | Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times

Northern, 22, was shot in the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

Spikes, 28, also suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died at 3:35 a.m., authorities said. He lived in the 6300 block of South Ingleside.

Also, a 30-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was taken in critical condition to Stroger Hospital, police said. Another woman, 24, was shot in the left leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital; while a 36-year-old man was shot in the leg and later walked into Provident Hospital. Both of their conditions were stabilized.

“Shorty” said she held the 24-year-old woman in her arms before she died.

“She said, ‘Help me,’ her eyes glazed over, and that was it,” she said, adding she didn’t know the woman personally.

“Shorty,” who grew up in the neighborhood, added that her five nieces and nephews, all younger than 9, get mad at her for not letting them play in the park because it’s not safe.