Homicide Watch Chicago

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Five people were fatally shot and one person was stabbed to death last week in Chicago. Four of the killings happened over the weekend, when at least 16 other people were shot and wounded. The most recent slaying happened when police performing a well-being check found 25-year-old Berwyn … Read more →

Urban Prep-Englewood student Deonte Hoard was fatally shot March 2 in the South Deering neighborhood. Reader “naqee” posted this about him: I go go to school with him I never really knew him I wish I got to know him Read more →

BY MICHAEL O’BRIEN AND MICHAEL LANSU Chicago Sun-Times Deonte Hoard waved goodbye to the Urban Prep-Englewood boys basketball team Monday afternoon and then headed home, a coach said. Hoard, a 17-year-old senior, was a member of the team until December, when he was dismissed for eligibility issues. Hoard was walking in the 10500 block of … Read more →