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WEEK IN REVIEW: At least 21 killed in Chicago, including woman shot at vigil for her neighbor, shot the day before

Jeff Mayes — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:00:59 -0500

By JEFF MAYES
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

If you wanted a perfect example of the epidemic of violence on Chicago's streets this year, look no farther than the Southwest Side Brainerd neighborhood last weekend.

On Saturday, a man was shot to death while standing outside his own home. On Sunday, while neighbors were conducting a memorial vigil in his honor, a young woman was killed and two other teens wounded when gunfire erupted again.

While it may seem shocking, such incidents are all too common this year in Chicago, where more than 500 homicides and 3,000 shootings have now been recorded, both figures already exceeding the total for all of 2015.

The week's final homicide was the woman shot to death Sunday night at the vigil. KeeKee Fleming, 18, was among three people shot at 8:07 p.m. in the 8900 block of South Justine, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

The group was standing outside at a vigil when a grey minivan drove up, and two people got out and began shooting, police said. The shooters then got back in the van and drove away.

Fleming, who lived on the same block, was shot in the head and was pronounced dead at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park, according to police and the medical examiner’s office. Two boys—16 and 17—were also wounded, and were taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. The 17-year-old was shot in the arm and was in critical condition, while the younger man was shot in the buttocks and was stabilized.

The three had been out to honor 23-year-old Nahmar T. Holmes, who was shot outside his home on the same block a day earlier. Holmes was shot Saturday afternoon about 5:20 p.m., when two people walked up and shot him multiple times in the torso, according to police and the medical examiner’s office. Holmes was taken to South Shore Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

A person was found dead with their throat slit Sunday night in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, according to police. The body was discovered with a neck laceration about 8:45 p.m. in the 4500 block of West Monroe, and a knife was found nearby.
Police said the victim was a man thought to be between 25 and 35; though friends on social media said the victim was a transgender woman who went by T.T. The medical examiner's office had not identified the victim as of Tuesday afternoon pending notification of family.
A 28-year-old man was shot to death Sunday afternoon in the Hermosa neighborhood. At 3:08 p.m., Sergio Zaragoza got into an argument with a female in the 1600 block of North Karlov and the fight turned physical, according to police and the medical examiner’s office.
During the fight, a male walked up, pulled a gun and shot Zaragoza in the chest, authorities said. Zaragoza, who lived a block north of the shooting, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died. Police said the incident may have been domestic-related but did not elaborate.
A 19-year-old man died after he was shot multiple times in the Brighton Park neighborhood earlier Sunday. Salvador Muniz was driving north in the 3900 block of South Campbell at 2:35 a.m. when someone inside a vehicle driving south began shooting at him, according to police and the medical examiner’s office. He was struck by multiple bullets before the vehicle with the shooter drove away west. Muniz was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 3:12 a.m.
Another man was shot dead while driving late Saturday in Pullman. John McKinley, 36, was going through an intersection in the 11200 block of South Langley about 11:25 p.m. when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside fired shots, according to police and the medical examiner’s office. Shot multiple times, he attempted to drive away, but crashed into parked cars, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A man was killed and another wounded in a Chicago Lawn neighborhood shooting Saturday afternoon. About 2 p.m., the pair were sitting in a vehicle in the 3000 block of West 63rd Street when several gunmen walked up and opened fire, according to police. Dominic Hallom, 27, was shot in the head and torso, and was pronounced dead at the scene. The other man, 26, was shot in the leg, arm, torso and buttocks. He was taken to Christ Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized.
Chicago Police shot a man after officers on patrol witnessed a fatal shooting late Friday in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. The officers saw the initial shooting about 11:30 p.m. near the intersection of Division and Maplewood, where 18-year-old Louis Rodriguez had been driving around the block and “engaging a group of males before he was shot, according to police and the medical examiner’s office.
Rodriguez, of the 1300 block of North Oakley, was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:30 a.m. Saturday. The officers intervened and at least one opened fire and hit a male, CPD area coordinator Glen Brooks said. He was taken to a hospital with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening. No officers were hurt. The officer or officers involved will be placed on administrative duty per CPD policy.

On Monday, Michael Arquero, 32, of the 2900 block of North Fairfield, was charged with one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, according to police. He was ordered held on a $2 million bond.
A 53-year-old man found dead in a vehicle Thursday afternoon in the Austin neighborhood was beaten to death, according to an autopsy. About 1:10 p.m., Jerry Lee Cummings was found unresponsive with injuries to his groin inside a vehicle near his home in the 200 block of North Lockwood, according to police and the medical examiner’s office. He was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy Friday ruled his death a homicide and found he died of multiple assault injuries.
A man was found shot to death early Wednesday in the Albany Park neighborhood. Officers responding about 4:50 a.m. to a call of a person down in the 4400 block of North Albany found the 21-year-old man lying on the sidewalk, according to police. Israel Aragon Jr. had suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:16 a.m., according to the medical examiner’s office.
A 59-year-old man stabbed during a domestic fight earlier this summer in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood died Monday evening. About 10 p.m. July 28, a fight escalated between Kenneth Whitney and his wife at their home in the 7800 block of South May, and the 52-year-old woman stabbed him in the chest, according to police and the medical examiner’s office.
Whitney was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead at 5:05 p.m. Monday, authorities said. An autopsy Tuesday did not rule on cause or manner of death, with final results pending further investigation. Yvette Davis was arrested at the time of the stabbing, and investigators recovered the weapon, police said. She was initially charged with a misdemeanor count of domestic battery.
A 17-year-old boy was shot to death late Tuesday in the Lawndale neighborhood. Marqui Williams was standing outside at 10:09 p.m. in the 3300 block of West Douglas when another male walked up and opened fire, according to police and the medical examiner’s office. Williams was shot in the chest, right arm and face; and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A 25-year-old man was shot to death Tuesday afternoon in the Uptown neighborhood. Gregory Sims got into an argument in the 4500 block of North Kenmore about 2:45 p.m. with a man who pulled a gun and shot him five times in the chest and twice in the leg, according to police and the medical examiner’s office. The shooter ran through a gangway and took off in a black vehicle. Sims was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead less than two hours later.
Two men were killed and three other people were wounded in a shooting Monday night in Lawndale. About 10:45 p.m., the group was standing on the sidewalk in the 2700 block of West Lexington when someone in a silver minivan opened fire, according to police.
Charles Smith, 22, was shot in the chest and and thigh, and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the medical examiner’s office. Dequan Trimble, also 22, was shot in the torso and was also taken to Stroger, where he was pronounced dead.

Three other people were taken to Mount Sinai with gunshot wounds, police said. A 16-year-old boy was shot in the chest and was in critical condition; a 17-year-old boy suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was serious; and a 20-year-old man was shot in the right arm and buttocks, and was also listed in serious condition.
Two more men were shot to death near an Englewood neighborhood park Monday evening. It happened about 7:15 p.m. in the 1200 block of West Marquette, near Ogden Park. Paul Hamilton, 47, was walking his dog when someone in a vehicle started shooting, striking him in the chest, according to police and the medical examiner’s office.
The shots also struck 24-year-old Devon D. Reavley in the chest as he ran from the gunfire. Both men were taken to Stroger Hospital, authorities said. Hamilton died there at 8:01 p.m.; and Reavley at 8:40 p.m., authorities said. It was unclear if either of the victims were the intended targets.
LaShawn Carr was shot to death three blocks from his Englewood neighborhood home Monday evening. The 33-year-old was on a sidewalk in the 900 block of West 58th Street when a car pulled up and someone inside shot him in the back about 6:45 p.m., according to police and the medical examiner’s office. Carr was taken to St. Bernard Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A 22-year-old man was shot to death Monday afternoon in the Brighton Park neighborhood. About 1:30 p.m., roommates found Enrique D. Morales lying on their driveway in the 4500 block of South Whipple with a gunshot wound to the chest, according to police and the medical examiner’s office. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 24-year-old man was killed and another man wounded in a shooting Monday morning in Englewood. David Baldwin was shot in the head in the 6800 block of South Emerald about 9:30 a.m., according to authorities. He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead about 5 hours later.
A 26-year-old man was shot in the thigh and grazed across the head. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized. Police said he was not cooperating with investigators. A SWAT team was called after a report that a person involved in the shooting may have run into a building on the block, police said. The SWAT team cleared the building but no one was inside.
A 67-year-old man has been charged with the fatal shooting of an 80-year-old retired minister Monday morning at the senior living facility where they both lived in South Shore. Ted Merchant faces a murder charge in connection with the 6:30 a.m. shooting in the 2800 block of East 77th Place, according to police. Allen Smith was outside at the time when he and Merchant got into an argument, police said. Merchant fired shots, striking the older man in the head.
A police source said Merchant fired one shot, and when the elderly man collapsed, Merchant drove closer in his motorized scooter and fired more shots. Merchant, who sources said can walk with the assistance of a cane, then got into a car and was found by police still in the parking lot of the facility. Merchant was ordered held on a $500,000 bond.

Charles Smith and Dequan Trimble killed in Lawndale drive-by shooting that left three other people wounded

Jeff Mayes — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 10:17:16 -0500

Dequan Trimble and Charles Smith, both 22, were killed, and three other people were wounded in a shooting Monday night in the Lawndale neighborhood.

Chicago Police investigate in the 2700 block of West Lexington, where two men were killed and three other people were wounded in a shooting Monday night. | NVP News

About 10:45 p.m., the group was standing on the sidewalk in the 2700 block of West Lexington when someone in a silver minivan opened fire, according to Chicago Police.

Smith was shot in the chest and and thigh, and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He lived in the 2700 block of Harvey Avenue in Berwyn.

Trimble was shot in the torso, and was also taken to Stroger, where he was pronounced dead at 11:19 p.m., according to the medical examiner’s office. He lived in the 2700 block of West Polk.

Three other people were also shot and taken to Mount Sinai, police said. A 16-year-old boy was shot in the chest, and was listed in critical condition; a 17-year-old boy suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, and was in serious condition; and a 20-year-old man was shot in the right arm and buttocks, and was also listed in serious condition.

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Prosecutors: Charles Smith killed after he and girlfriend broke in to West Englewood home looking for info on robbery

Jeff Mayes — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 14:24:37 -0600

By JORDAN OWEN and MITCHELL ARMENTROUT
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Breanna Patterson | Chicago Police

Breanna Patterson and her armed boyfriend, Charles Smith, broke into a West Englewood home early Sunday trying to get information about a robbery, according to Cook County prosecutors. Minutes later, Smith was shot dead by Chicago Police, and now, Patterson is charged with his murder.

Patterson, 20, is being held on a $1 million bond after being charged with first-degree murder and home invasion with discharge of a firearm, according to police.

Patterson and the 29-year-old Charles Smith knocked on the door of the home in the 7300 block of South Paulina about 4 a.m. Sunday because they thought someone in the home knew who had robbed them about three weeks earlier, according to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office. Smith was armed with a .40 caliber semi-automatic handgun.

A 22-year-old woman answered the door and Patterson began screaming at her, telling her she had been robbed and she knew the woman knew something about it, prosecutors said. The woman tried to tell Smith and Patterson that she didn’t know what they were talking about, but Patterson became more agitated.

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She pushed Smith to the side to try and enter the home, and Smith fell backwards, prosecutors said. When he fell, the woman who had answered the door saw that he had a gun, and she and others in the home pushed the door closed and locked it.

Patterson and Smith kicked the locked door several times, broke it down and went inside, prosecutors said.

Seven people—six adults and a 5-year-old—were inside, prosecutors said. None of them knew Patterson or Smith.

One of the residents called 911 as Patterson began trashing the home, breaking windows and knocking over televisions, prosecutors said. Smith pointed the gun at people and demanded they tell him who had robbed him. They begged Smith not to shoot and again said they didn’t know what he was talking about.

When Smith and Patterson were distracted, one of the women ran to a bedroom where her child was and called 911, while another woman hid in a closet, prosecutors said. Smith and Patterson found the woman in the closet and forced her out at gunpoint. Patterson watched her while Smith checked the basement.

Other people inside also called 911, and officers responded, found the door broken and went inside, prosecutors said. When Smith and Patterson heard the door open, Smith, armed with the gun, went towards the door. He fired multiple rounds and the officers fired back.

Smith was shot in the abdomen and pronounced dead at the scene at 5:40 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He lived in the 2100 block of West 77th Street.

Smith’s gun was recovered at the scene and Patterson was arrested, prosecutors said. She admitted they went to the house because they thought the residents had information about the robbery; and that she helped kick in the door. She also said she saw Smith fire shots at police.

Patterson, of the 7200 block of South Wolcott, was ordered held on a $1 million Monday, according to police and the Cook County sheriff’s office. She is next due in court Feb. 22.

Independent Police Review Authority spokesman Larry Merritt confirmed the agency is investigating the shooting.

Bulls star Derrick Rose previously lived at the home where the shooting happened.

Contacted by the Chicago Sun-Times about the shooting at his former home, Rose said: “What? What house? I only have a condo.’’

When it was cleared up, he said, “No, I haven’t heard about that.’’

Accomplice charged with murder after Charles Smith shot by police during West Englewood home invasion

Jeff Mayes — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 09:40:53 -0600

By MITCHELL ARMENTROUT and JORDAN OWEN
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Breanna Patterson | Chicago Police

A woman has been charged with murder for the death of Charles Smith, who was shot by Chicago Police during an alleged home invasion early Sunday in the former home of Bulls star Derrick Rose in the West Englewood neighborhood.

Breanna Patterson, 20, was charged with first-degree murder and home invasion with discharge of a firearm, according to police.

Patterson and Clark allegedly broke into a home in the 7300 block of South Paulina about 4:40 a.m., authorities said.

Englewood District officers responded to calls of a home invasion and were met by an “armed offender” who opened fire, police said. One or more of the officers shot back, police said.

The 29-year-old Smith was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:40 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He lived in the 2100 block of West 77th Street.

A weapon was recovered, police said. No officers were hurt.

Patterson, of the 7200 block of South Wolcott, was ordered held on a $1 million bond in court Monday, according to police and the Cook County sheriff’s office. She is next due to appear in court Feb. 22.

Independent Police Review Authority spokesman Larry Merritt confirmed the agency is investigating the shooting.

Rose previously lived at the home where the shooting happened.

Contacted by the Chicago Sun-Times about the shooting, Rose said: “What? What house? I only have a condo.’’

When it was cleared up, he said, “No, I haven’t heard about that.’’

WEEK IN REVIEW: At least 21 people die from violence in Chicago as shooting numbers continue to spike

Jeff Mayes — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 16:00:16 -0600

By JEFF MAYES
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

At least 21 people died from violence last week in Chicago, as shooting and murder totals continue to soar in the new year. One of the fatal shootings may be ruled self-defense after a man was killed while allegedly breaking into a home and attacking a woman. ANother man was also shot, this time by Chicago Police, while allegedly committing a home invasion, leading to murder charges against an accomplice..

January ended with a marked spike in Chicago gun violence compared to a year ago, with more than double the number of shootings and a 75 percent uptick in murders, according to statistics released by Chicago Police on Monday.

The city logged 292 gunshot victims in 242 separate shooting incidents from Jan. 1-31, police said. That’s an increase from 136 victims in 119 shootings during the same period last year.

Police also reported 51 murders so far this year, a jump from 29 last January. Detectives have solved 14 murders, including eight from 2016 and six from prior years, police said.

One of this week's murders may have been justified, according to police. A woman fatally shot a man who broke into her home and beat her early Sunday in Woodlawn.

About 5:15 a.m., Reginald Brown broke into the home in the 400 block of East 62nd Street and began to beat the woman who lived there, according to police. The 28-year-old woman was able to grab a handgun and shot the man to death during the struggle.

Brown, 30, was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:35 a.m. An autopsy showed he died of a gunshot wound to the chest.

Police said the woman knew the man and the incident was domestic-related. The woman has a valid FOID card and no charges were expected to be filed in the shooting.

A man and teenage boy were found with gunshot wounds in a vehicle that had crashed early Sunday in the Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. The vehicle was northbound in the 3700 block of North California about 5:15 a.m. when it struck a planter, according to police.

The driver, identified as 21-year-old Alan Garcia; and a 16-year-old passenger identified as Roberto Sanchez, were both taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where they later died. Both had suffered gunshot wounds in addition to injuries caused by the crash.

Garcia, of National City, California, died of a gunshot wound to the head and his death was ruled a homicide, according to an autopsy. Sanchez, of the 2900 block of North Elston, died of blunt force injuries to the torso from the crash, with multiple gunshot wounds listed as a contributing factor.

A 34-year-old man was fatally shot late Saturday in the West Side Humboldt Park neighborhood. Floyd Hodges was walking on the sidewalk about 10:45 p.m. in the 1100 block of North Springfield when two people approached him, according to police and the medical examiner's office. One person took out a gun and shot him multiple times before the suspects ran away.

Hodges was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced died. An autopsy found he died of multiple gunshot wounds.

DeMorrow Stephens was found shot to death in the West Garfield Park neighborhood early Saturday. Officers responding to a call of shots fired about 2:55 a.m. in the 0–100 block of North Kilbourn found the 26-year-old lying on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds, according to police.

Stephens was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:12 a.m., according to the medical examiner's office. He lived in the 900 block of North Waller. An autopsy found he died of multiple gunshot wounds.

A 19-year-old man was shot to death in West Englewood early Saturday, police said.

Officers found Damon Allen Jr. lying on the ground in the 5900 block of South Bishop about 1:05 a.m. He was shot in the head and chest.

Allen, who lived in the 1400 block of North Central, was taken to St. Bernard Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.

Martice White was killed in a shooting in the Austin neighborhood Friday evening. The 20-year-old was standing outside in the 5100 block of West Division at 6:21 p.m. when someone walked up behind him and opened fire, according to police and the medical examiner's office. The shooter then ran away.

White suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the back, and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died. An autopsy found he died of multiple gunshot wounds, and his death was ruled a homicide.

A 61-year-old man died Thursday after he was assaulted in an elevator in the Rogers Park neighborhood about a week earlier.

At 11:45 p.m. Jan. 23, Algie Ferguson was arguing with 45-year-old Phalyon McFarthing in an elevator in the 6800 block of North Sheridan Road when McFarthing hit, kicked and sodomized Ferguson, according to the medical examiner’s office and police.

Ferguson, of the 6800 block of North Sheridan Road, was taken to Presence Saint Francis Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6:43 p.m. Thursday, authorities said. An autopsy found he died from complications from multiple injuries sustained during an assault, and his death was ruled a homicide.

McFarthing, of the 1500 block of West Pratt Boulevard, was charged Jan. 25 with aggravated battery resulting in great bodily harm, attempted murder in the first degree and criminal sexual assault, all felonies, police said. He is being held without bond.

Illinois Institute of Technology student Jermiron “Jay” Morris was beaten to death by another student on the school’s Bronzeville campus early Thursday, police said and the school said.

Morris, 36, and the another student were returning to campus early Thursday when they got into a fight, according to police and a statement on IIT’s website. Morris was found lying on the ground with blood and trauma to his face at 5 a.m. in the 3000 block of South Wabash, police said. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The other student,43-year-old man, Carlos Wilson, faces first-degree murder charges for the attack and was ordered held without bond.

A 71-year-old man was found beaten to death Wednesday afternoon in his Albany Park neighborhood home. Officers conducting a well-being check about 2 p.m. at a home in the 4800 block of North Ridgeway found Allen R. Levin lying on the ground with visible signs of trauma to the head, neck and body, according to police and the medical examiner’s office.

Levin, who lived in the home, was dead at the scene, authorities said. An autopsy found he died of multiple injuries suffered in an assault.

Robert Howard was found shot to death Tuesday evening in the University Village neighborhood. The 62-year-old was found about 6:40 p.m. in the 1000 block of West Maxwell with a gunshot wound to the head, according to police and the medical examiner's office.

Police said the shooting might have been related to an earlier dispute he had with a neighbor, and two days later, Charneise Silas, 45, was charged with one felony count of aggravated battery for the attack, according to police. She was ordered held on a $250,000 bond.

A 33-year-old man was killed in a drive-by shooting Tuesday afternoon in Austin. Cory D. Brown was outside in the 0-100 block of South Leamington about 4 p.m. when a vehicle drove by and someone inside fired at him, according to police and the medical examiner’s office.

Brown, of the 5000 block of West Washington, was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 4:40 p.m. An autopsy found he died of a gunshot wound to the chest, and his death was ruled a homicide.

A 76-year-old man was found shot to death Tuesday afternoon in the Riverdale neighborhood on the Far South Side. Officers conducted a well-being check in the 13200 block of South Riverdale about noon and discovered Claude Cannon with gunshot wounds to his chest and buttocks, according to police and the medical examiner’s office.

He was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:22 p.m., authorities said. Cannon lived in the same block as the shooting.

Senclair Hill was shot to death Monday night in the Washington Heights neighborhood on the Far South Side.

Officers responded to a call of a car crash and shots fired in the 10600 block of South Sangamon Street about 8:22 p.m. They found the 25-year-old with a gunshot wound to the back in the driver’s seat of a vehicle that had crashed into a parked car, police said.

Hill was taken to Roseland Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the medical examiner's office. He lived in the 10700 block of South Church.

Nineteen-year David Martinez was killed and a 16-year-old boy wounded in a shooting Monday evening in Little Village. The two were in the 3000 block of South Kedvale Avenue at 5:01 p.m. when someone walked up, pulled a gun and fired shots, police said.

Martinez was shot in the head and was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:14 p.m., according to the medical examiner's office. He lived in the 2700 block of South Komensky. The 16-year-old was shot in the back and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

A man was fatally shot in the Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side Monday.Torrance Dortch, 39, was shot in the 1000 block of East 100th Place at 4:37 p.m., according to the medical examiner’s office.

Dortch, of the 1000 block of East 100th Place, suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead at 5:56 p.m.

A 19-year-old man was shot and killed Monday morning in Englewood. Davon Horace was found unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds in the 7200 block of South May at 11:24 a.m., according to police and the medical examiner’s office.

Horace, of the 6700 block of South Throop, was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 12:13 p.m.

One man was killed and another wounded Monday morning in a shooting along a CPS Safe Passage Route in West Englewood.

Trevon Stiger, 20; and an 18-year-old man were walking in the 2000 block of West Marquette at 9:18 a.m. when a gunman walked up and fired shots, then ran away, according to police and the medical examiner’s office.

Stiger, of the 2100 block of West 68th Place, was shot in the abdomen and pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. The 18-year-old was shot in the face and was taken in serious condition to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

The shooting happened along Harper High School’s Safe Passage Route.

A 64-year-old man died Wednesday, five months after he was assaulted in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. Lester Weatherspoon died at 5:05 a.m. at RML Specialty Hospital in Hinsdale, according to the medical examiner’s office.

Weatherspoon was beaten up about 4 p.m. Aug. 30, 2015, in the 2700 block of West Harrison, according to police. An autopsy Thursday found he died of complications of blunt force injuries to the head suffered in that assault, according to the medical examiner’s office. His death was ruled a homicide.

Also on Tuesday, Ricardo Villanueva died in a suburban care facility, more than four years after being shot in Chicago Lawn.

When he was 31, Villanueva was shot in the 6000 block of South Francisco on Dec. 10, 2011, according to the medical examiner’s office and police. He suffered gunshot wounds to the neck, elbow and leg; and was initially taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn for treatment, police said.

Tuesday, at age 35, Villanueva died of injuries from that shooting in the Brentwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Burbank, according to the medical examiner's office.
Breanna Patterson has been charged with murder after Charles Smith was shot by police during an alleged home invasion early Sunday in the former home of Bulls star Derrick Rose in West Englewood.

Patterson, 20, was charged with first-degree murder and home invasion with discharge of a firearm, according to police. Patterson and Clark allegedly broke into a home in the 7300 block of South Paulina about 4:40 a.m., authorities said.

Englewood District officers responded to calls of a home invasion and were met by an “armed offender” who opened fire, and cops shot back, police said.

The 29-year-old Smith was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:40 a.m.