WEEK IN REVIEW: Eight killed throughout Chicago

Michael Lansu — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 08:47:23 -0500

BY MICHAEL LANSU
Homicide Watch Chicago Editor

Five men and three women were murdered throughout Chicago last week.

At least three of the deaths were classified as domestic related, police said.

The most recent killing happened when 56-year-old Louis Winn was stabbed during a domestic dispute at his home in the 10000 block of South Morgan Street about 9:10 p.m. Saturday, authorities said. He died less than an hour later at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

On Saturday, 17-year-old Brandon Peterson was shot in the head and leg while standing with a group of people in the 3100 block of West Polk Street in the East Garfield Park neighborhood about 12:05 a.m., authorities said.

Peterson, of the 3000 block of West Polk Street, died at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County a short time later, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

On Friday, 27-year-old Dewey Knox was shot during during a drive-by in the 1300 block of South Central Park Avenue about 11:55 p.m., authorities said.

Knox, of the 1400 block of South Troy Street, was shot in the back and died at Mount Sinai Hospital early Saturday, according to the medical examiner’s office.

On Thursday, 22-year-old Damian Williams was shot in the 5700 bock of West Augusta Boulevard in the Austin community about 8:55 p.m., authorities said. A 23-year-old man was also critically wounded.

Williams, of the 5900 block of West Augusta Boulevard, was shot multiple times in the chest and died at Mount Sinai Hospital less than an hour later, authorities said.

On Tuesday, 26-year-old Brett Ewing was shot while driving in the 200 block of West 72nd Street in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood about 3 p.m., authorities said. A 4-year-old boy was also wounded.

Ewing, of the 6800 block of South Perry Avenue, was shot four times and died at Stroger Hospital at 6:37 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said.

On Monday, 21-year-old Paris Brown was shot while sitting in a vehicle in the 7300 block of South Perry Avenue in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood about 10:55 p.m., authorities said. A man was also wounded in the shooting.

Brown, who lived on the block, was shot multiple times died at Stroger Hospital less than an hour later, authorities said.

The killings started when LaQuisha Hickman, 37, and Nykole Loving, 23, were fatally shot during a domestic dispute in the 3500 block of West 79th Place in the Ashburn community about 8:55 a.m. Monday, authorities said. An 18-year-old man was also wounded.

Hickman had filed a domestic battery report with Chicago Police officers against her longtime boyfriend Edward Prince following a quarrel the night before -- apparently over her ending their relationship, officials say. Prince, 36, left the house before police arrived, but returned the next morning and went on a shooting spree, authorities say.

Prince then turned the gun on himself and was dead on the scene.

Overall, the medical examiner’s office has ruled at least 172 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.

Brett Ewing killed in Greater Grand Crossing shooting

Michael Lansu — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 13:36:40 -0500

Family gather outside St. Bernard Hospital / Photo by Jessica Koscielniak

BY JORDAN OWEN AND BECKY SCHLIKERMAN
Chicago Sun-Times

Brett Ewing was killed and a 4-year-old boy was hurt in a Tuesday afternoon shooting in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.

Brett Ewing, 26, and the boy were in gray Dodge Avenger in the 200 block of West 72nd Street when a person exited a nearby vehicle and opened fire about 3 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said.

According to a police source, the shooter was wearing a white hooded sweatshirt and light blue jeans, and fired into the Dodge's rear passenger-side window, causing it to shatter.

Ewing suffered four gunshot wounds -- one in the back, two to the left side and one to the right side -- while the boy suffered a single gunshot wound to his wrist, authorities said.

A woman drove them to St. Bernard Hospital and Heath Care Center, a hospital spokesman said.

Ewing, of the 6800 block of South Perry Avenue, was transferred to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, where he died at 6:37 p.m., authorities said.

The boy suffered a “minor” wound to the wrist and was sent to University of Chicago’s Comer Children’s Hospital in "stable" condition, police and hospital officials said.

According to a police source, the 26-year-old was the shooter’s intended target. He has been arrested 24 times, with six resulting in convictions, including two for possessing an illegal firearm, the source said.

Outside the hospital, police placed yellow crime scene tape around a gray Dodge Avenger and an evidence technician examined the vehicle, though it wasn’t clear whether the vehicle was tied to the shooting.

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WEEK IN REVIEW: Eight killed throughout Chicago

Brett Ewing killed in Greater Grand Crossing shooting