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Comment of the Day: "How do we explain to my 10 year old grandson that he will never see his dad again?"

Will Hager — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 16:22:17 -0600

DeMarco Powell was shot dead inside a vehicle in November in West Englewood. Reader "Ms G" posted this about him:

Im hurt and extremely upset! Damarco Powell was the father of my firstborn grandson! Somebody please tell me how do we explain to my 10 year old grandson that he will never see his dad again? Never see him waiting to pick him at school, no more arguments over who can play the best video game, How do me and my daughter explain to him that this is real, cuz today he thinks its just a bad joke! When will this senseless violence stop?

WEEK IN REVIEW: Four killed in South Side shootings

Michael Lansu — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 09:49:35 -0600

Four people were shot and killed last week on the South Side.

Three of the four murders last week happened during a two-hour period Wednesday evening. Nobody has been murdered since.

Steven Marshall, DeMarco Powell and two other men were sitting in a vehicle in the 1400 block of West 73rd Place when two gunmen opened fire on them about 6:20 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said.

Powell, 28, of the 7300 block of South Laflin Street, was dead at the scene, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Marshall, 28, of the 1400 block of West 74th Street, was shot in the back and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he died less than an hour later, authorities said.

Two 27-year-old men in the vehicle were also wounded, police said. One man was shot in the buttocks and the other was shot in the left shoulder. Both were hospitalized in “stable” condition.

A fifth person later told police he was hurt by flying glass from the attack, police said.

In the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, Phillip Curtis was shot in the neck, arm and abdomen in the 8700 block of South Loomis Street about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said.

Curtis, 21, of the 8600 block of South Marshfield Avenue, man was initially taken in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he died at 5:25 p.m., authorities said.

In the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, Jose Rodriguez was shot in the face about 7 p.m. Monday in the 6000 block of South Talman Avenue, authorities said.

Rodriquez, 30, who lived on the block, was dead at the scene, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Police said Rodriquez had documented gang affiliations.

Nobody has been charged for any of the murders.

Chicago Police reported 10 people shot, and no murders, between 6 p.m. Friday and midnight Sunday. During the same weekend last year, 24 people were shot and one person was killed.

Steven Marshall, DeMarco Powell shot dead in a vehicle in West Englewood

Michael Lansu — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 08:52:57 -0600

Steven Marshall and DeMarco Powell were shot dead inside a vehicle Wednesday night in a West Englewood shooting that left two others wounded.

The four men were sitting in a vehicle in the 1400 block of West 73rd Place when two gunmen opened fire on them about 6:20 p.m. Wednesday, police said.

Powell, 28, of the 7300 block of South Laflin Street, was dead at the scene, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Marshall, also 28, of the 1400 block of West 74th Street, was shot in the back and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he died less than an hour later, authorities said.

Two 27-year-old men in the vehicle were also wounded, police said. One man was shot in the buttocks and the other was shot in the left shoulder. Both were hospitalized in “stable” condition.

A fifth person later told police he was hurt by flying glass from the attack, police said.

The gunmen fled on foot, police said.

Area South detectives are investigating.

-- Sun-Times Media Wire

Photos by Jessica Koscielniak / Sun-Times