Charles Lee | Homicide Watch Chicagohttp://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/charles-lee/Latest news about Charles Leeen-usMon, 19 May 2014 09:46:59 -0500WEEK IN REVIEW: Five murdered throughout Chicagohttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/05/19/week-in-review-five-murdered-throughout-chicago/<p>BY MICHAEL LANSU<br /> Homicide Watch Chicago Editor</p> <p>Five people were murdered throughout Chicago last week, including a 3-year-old girl killed during a possible home invasion.</p> <p>The murders included at least two shootings, a beating and a strangulation.</p> <p>The city went more than six full days without a fatal shooting -- the longest stretch of 2014. However, two people were shot to death over the weekend as 26 others wounded by gunfire.</p> <p>The most recent murder happened when a 3-year-old girl was killed in her home in the 3300 block of North Natchez Avenue about 8:30 p.m., authorities said. Her name was not yet being released.<br /> <span id="more-5971"></span><br /> Area North detectives were questioning a suspect in the murder in connection with a possible home invasion, police said. An autopsy is scheduled for later Monday to determine how she was killed.</p> <p>On Saturday, 20-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/kendall-floyd/">Kendall Floyd</a> was fatally shot by a gunman in a passing minivan in the 3400 block of West Madison Street about 11:30 p.m. Sunday, authorities said.</p> <p>Floyd, who lived on the block, was shot in the head and chest and died at Mount Sinai Hospital 25 minutes later, authorities said.</p> <p>In the Austin neighborhood, 32-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/charles-lee/">Charles Lee</a> was shot while driving in the 200 block of North Pine Avenue, authorities said. He then attempted to drive away, but crashed a short time later, police said.</p> <p>Lee, of the 1700 block of North Lotus Avenue, died at Mount Sinai Hospital at 5:04 p.m. Saturday, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.</p> <p>On Friday, 38-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/gabriel-rios/">Gabriel Rios</a> was found beaten in an alley in the 5100 block of West Concord Place in the Austin neighborhood about 4:55 a.m., authorities said. Rios, of the 5300 block of West Bloomingdale Avenue, was dead at the scene.</p> <p>The killings started in the Humboldt Park area when 31-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/daniel-kralik/">Daniel Kralik</a> allegedly strangled girlfriend <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/victoria-mcmanus/">Victoria McManus</a> at her apartment in the 1200 block of North Rockwell Street about 12:50 a.m. Wednesday, authorities said.</p> <p>Kralik and McManus, 26, had been dating for two years, but had recently gotten into fights about McManus starting a relationship with another man, prosecutors said. During the last fight, Kralik allegedly strangled McManus in her bedroom while her roommate was in anther room.</p> <p>Overall, the medical examiner’s office has ruled at least 129 Chicago deaths in 2014 a homicide — including six people killed by police.</p> <p>Additionally, the state’s attorney’s office filed first-degree murder charges <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/03/16/10-million-bond-for-woman-charged-with-murder-in-crash-that-killed-off-duty-cop/">against a speeding motorist who killed an off-duty police officer</a> while trying to flee police even though the autopsy ruled the death an accident.</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</a>, have ruled at least eight of the homicides as involuntary manslaughter, justified self-defense or accidents.</p> Michael LansuMon, 19 May 2014 09:46:59 -0500http://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/05/19/week-in-review-five-murdered-throughout-chicago/Kendall FloydCharles LeeVictoria McManusGabriel RiosDaniel KralikCharles Lee shot dead in Austin neighborhoodhttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/05/18/charles-lee-shot-dead-in-austin-neighborhood/<img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2014/05/MG_0425-500x333.jpg" alt="Charles Lee Memorial / Photo by Susan Du" width="100%" height="auto" class="size-large wp-image-6050" /> <p><a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/charles-lee/">Charles Lee</a> was shot and killed Saturday afternoon in the Austin neighborhood.</p> <p>Lee, 32, was driving in the 200 block of North Pine Avenue when another vehicle pulled up at 4:26 p.m. Saturday and somebody inside opened fire, authorities said.</p> <p>He was shot multiple times in his right side, authorities said. He attempted to drive away, but crashed a short time later, police said.<br /> <span id="more-5959"></span><br /> <iframe src="http://homicides.suntimes.com/api/v1/homicides/562.html" width="100%" height="350" frameborder=0></iframe></p> <p>Lee, of the 1700 block of North Lotus Avenue, died at Mount Sinai Hospital at 5:04 p.m. Saturday, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.</p> <p>Nobody has been charged for the murder.</p> <p>Area North detectives are investigating.</p> <p>-- Sun-Times Media Wire</p> Michael LansuSun, 18 May 2014 12:01:40 -0500http://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/05/18/charles-lee-shot-dead-in-austin-neighborhood/Charles Lee