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Second teen charged with Greater Grand Crossing shooting that left Donta Parker and Sakinah Reed dead

Jeff Mayes — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:14:08 -0600

By RUMMAN HUSSAIN
Chicago Sun-Times

A 17-year-old boy is the second person to be charged with a Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood shooting that left teenagers Donta Parker and Sakinah Reed dead earlier this month.

Joshua Lofton is the second person charged in the Jan. 5 shooting in the 7500 block of South Dorchester. He faces two counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated battery with a firearm, according to the Cook County state's attorney's office.

The shooting left Parker, 16; and Reed, 17, dead and another 16-year-old boy wounded, authorities said.

Last week, 16-year-old Anthony Murphy was ordered held without bond for his role in the shooting, according to the Cook County state's Attorney's office. On Wednesday, Lofton was ordered held on $1 million bond.

Murphy, already on probation for a weapons case, gunned down Parker, 16, and Reed, 17, from a green Ford Explorer in the 7500 block of South Dorchester, Cook County prosecutors said in court last week.

The SUV was driven by another juvenile co-offender, Assistant State’s Attorney Brian Whang said, though Murphy allegedly told detectives he was the driver at the time of the deadly incident.

Whang said Murphy shouted gang slogans before he started firing about 3:30 p.m.

Parker suffered a gunshot wound to his abdomen, Whang said. Reed was shot twice in the back and once in the leg.

The surviving teen–a 16-year-old boy–was shot in the leg and finger. He identified Murphy as sitting inside the SUV, as did an employee of a nearby BP station where surveillance video captured the Explorer minutes before the shooting, Whang said.

Six .380 caliber shell casings and two fired bullets were recovered from the scene. The Explorer was recovered by police a day after the shooting. Inside, a .380 caliber shell casing that matched the shell casings from the scene was found on the windshield, Whang said. The back of the SUV also tested positive for gunshot residue.

Murphy, of the 7800 block of South Kimbark Avenue, attends Hirsch Metropolitan High School, according to an assistant public defender.

Judge James Brown said “there is no question in my mind” that Murphy is a “danger to the community and himself.”

Judge says 16-year-old boy charged with killing Donta Parker and Sakinah Reed is a 'danger to the community'

Jeff Mayes — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 14:05:27 -0600

By RUMMANA HUSSAIN
Chicago Sun-Times

A 16-year-old boy was ordered held without bond Wednesday for allegedly killing Donta Parker and Sakinah Reed, and wounding a third teen while the trio of victims was walking home from school in Grand Crossing last week.

Anthony Murphy, already on probation for a weapons case, gunned down Parker, 16, and Reed, 17, from a green Ford Explorer in the 7500 block of South Dorchester Avenue on Jan. 5, Cook County prosecutors said in court Wednesday.

The SUV was driven by another juvenile co-offender, Assistant State’s Attorney Brian Whang said, though Murphy allegedly told detectives he was the driver at the time of the deadly incident.

Whang said Murphy shouted gang slogans before he started firing from behind the driver’s seat of the Explorer about 3:30 p.m.

Parker suffered a gunshot wound to his abdomen, Whang said. Reed was shot twice in the back and once in the leg. Both teens were pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

Video footage also shows the vehicle turning onto Dorchester from 76th Street toward the victims, Whang said.

In addition to his 2015 unlawful use of a weapon case, Murphy was found delinquent in a 2013 aggravated battery case, and a 2013 possession of a stolen motor vehicle and criminal trespass to a vehicle case, Whang said.

Murphy, of the 7800 block of South Kimbark Avenue, attends Hirsch Metropolitan High School, according to an assistant public defender.

Judge James Brown said “there is no question in my mind” that Murphy is a “danger to the community and himself.”

16-year-old boy charged with fatal shootings of Sakinah Reed and Donata Parker in Grand Crossing

Jeff Mayes — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:50:39 -0600

By MITCHELL ARMENTROUT
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with killing South Side teenagers Donta Parker and Sakinah Reed, and wounding a third teen in a Grand Crossing neighborhood drive-by shooting last week.

Anthony Murphy faces two counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated battery with a firearm for the attack that happened about 3:30 p.m. Jan. 5, the Cook County state's attorney's office and Chicago Police announced.

The three victims were walking in the 7600 block of South Dorchester when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside started shooting, police said at the time.

Parker, 16, was shot in the head and Reed, 17, was shot twice in the chest, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Both were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where they later died.

Another 16-year-old boy, shot in the hand and ankle, was taken to St. Bernard Hospital, and later released, police said.

Parker lived in the 7800 block of South Cregier, according to the medical examiner’s office. Reed was from the 9000 block of South Burley.

The suspect was scheduled for a bond hearing Wednesday.

WEEK IN REVIEW: At least 16 people died from gunshot wounds in Chicago during the first full week of 2016

Jeff Mayes — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:00:34 -0600

By JEFF MAYES
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

The new year got off to a bloody start in Chicago, with at least 16 people, five of them teenagers, killed in shootings across the city last week, including at least four who died in a series of shootings Friday night.

The week ended violently with more than 30 people shot, and seven killed, from Friday night through Sunday.

One man was killed and a woman wounded in a shooting Saturday afternoon in Back of the Yards. Erick L. Lacey and the woman, both 19, were sitting in a vehicle in the 5200 block of South Peoria about 2 p.m. when a car pulled up behind them and someone inside started firing, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Lacey, who lived in the 5100 block of South May Street, was shot in the head and was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. The woman was shot in the back and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where her condition was stabilized.

Two teenage armed robbers were shot to death by a liquor store employee Saturday night in Auburn Gresham. Police responded to a call of an attempted robbery at Z&S Food and Liquor at 1351 W. 87th St. just after 8:30 p.m., authorities said.

Two teenagers had walked into the store about 30 minutes earlier and announced a robbery. When one of them showed a handgun, a male employee took out his own weapon and fatally shot the two would-be robbers, according to police. They were identified as 15-year-old Keshawn Marzette and 17-year-old William Larson, both of the 8300 block of South Throop, according to the medical examiner’s office.

Raymon Blount was killed and four other men wounded in a Lawndale neighborhood shooting Friday night. The group was standing on a sidewalk in the 1500 block of South Kedzie about 8:45 p.m. when shots rang out, according to police.

Blount, 29, was shot in the shoulder and chest, and took himself to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died, police and the medical examiner’s office said. He lived in the 300 block of North Pine.

Two 28-year-old men each were shot in the right thigh went to the same hospital; and a 21-year-old man shot in the left ankle took himself to Saint Anthony. A 26-year-old man suffered a graze wound to the thigh but declined medical attention.

Another man was fatally shot in Belmont Cragin on Friday night. Emergency crews responded about 9:45 p.m. to the shooting in the 4500 block of West Deming, where they found 37-year-old Matthew Ehrenberg unresponsive inside a home with gunshot wounds to the armpit, according to police and the medical examiner’s office.

Ehrenberg, who lived in the same block, was dead at the scene, authorities said.

A man found shot to death in Chicago Lawn on Friday night was identified as 21-year-old Darius C.E. Brown.

Officers responding to a call of shots fired about 9 p.m. found Brown, who had been shot repeatedly in the head, inside a minivan parked in the 6600 block of South Fairfield, according to police and the medical examiner’s office.

Brown was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:35 p.m., according to the medical examiner’s office.

Friday's first fatal shooting occurred in Ravenswood, just a few blocks from Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home. One man was killed and two others wounded after an argument broke out about 7:30 p.m. at a party inside an apartment in the 1900 block of West Belle Plaine, according to police.

Pablo Ulloa, 25, pulled out a handgun and shot a 23-year-old man in the neck and another 25-year-old man in the abdomen, according to police and the medical examiner’s office.

The second 25-year-old then pulled out a gun and shot Ulloa in the chest, police said. Ulloa, of the 4700 block of North Whipple, was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:53 p.m, according to the medical examiner’s office.

The other two were taken in critical condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot Thursday night in a drive-by attack in Brighton Park, and two men were captured and charged with the murder.

Bond was set at $1 million Sunday for Sergio Gonzalez and Jose Juarez, both 20, who opened fire from a white SUV as it passed 17-year-old David Gonzalez on the 3100 block of West 41st Place about 10:30 p.m., according to Cook County prosecutors.

Sergio Gonzalez and Juarez sped off after the shooting, but crashed about two miles away and were taken into custody after a foot chase.

David Gonzalez was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he later died. He lived on the block where the shooting happened, according to the medical examiner’s office.

Erskin Palm was found shot to death Wednesday night in the Princeton Park neighborhood. Police responded about 11:30 p.m. to the 9300 block of South LaSalle, where they found the 31-year-old on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds to the chest, according to police and the medical examiner's office.

Palm, of the 7700 block of South Laflin, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead about 45 minutes later.

Two South Side teens were killed and a third wounded in a Grand Crossing drive-by shooting Tuesday afternoon. They were standing on a corner in the 7600 block of South Dorchester about 3:30 p.m. when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside started shooting, according to police.

Donta Parker, 16, was shot in the head, and 17-year-old Sakinah Reed was shot twice in the chest. Both were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where they later died, according to police and the medical examiner’s office.

Another 16-year-old boy shot in the hand was taken to St. Bernard Hospital. His condition stabilized, police said. Parker lived in the 7800 block of South Cregier, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Reed was from the 9000 block of South Burley.

A man was killed in a Brighton Park shooting Tuesday night on the Southwest Side.

Jonathan Jimenez, 25, was getting out of a vehicle in the 4600 block of South Talman about 8:20 p.m. when someone in a passing vehicle shot him in the abdomen, according to police and the medical examiner’s office.

Jimenez, of the 1900 block of West Cullerton, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died less than an hour later.

A man was killed in a Back of the Yards apartment Tuesday night. Ronald Jerome Clarke, 23, was in an apartment in the 2000 block of West 52nd Place about 8:21 p.m. when he and another person got into a fight, according to police and the medical examiner’s office. The other person shot Clarke in the face.

Clark, of the 2000 block of West 5300 block of South Hoyne, was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead an hour later, according to the medical examiner’s office.

A Pilsen neighborhood drive-by shooting Monday night left Jose Rodriguez dead and another man wounded.

Rodriguez, 33, was standing outside with a 36-year-old man in the 1700 block of South Leavitt about 7:30 p.m. when someone in a passing vehicle opened fire, according to police and the medical examiner’s office. Both were taken to Stroger Hospital.

Rodriguez was shot in the chest and buttocks, and died at 1:52 a.m. Tuesday, authorities said. He lived in the 2100 block of West 18th Street. The older man was shot in the buttocks and his condition had stabilized.

A 21-year-old man was shot to death Monday morning along a Safe Passage route in Austin. Jeffrey A. Mattix was shot multiple times in the chest just after 8:20 a.m. in the 300 block of North Central Avenue, according to police and the medical examiner’s office.

Mattix, who lived a block away in the 400 block of North Central, was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where he died, according to the medical examiner’s office.

The block where the shooting happened lies on a Safe Passage route for Ellington Elementary School. The shooting happened less than two blocks from the school, and police believe it was gang-related.

The violent week also included the death of Franklin Carlos Aguilar, who died Wednesday, nearly two weeks after being shot on Christmas Day in Back of the Yards.

Two men were sitting in a vehicle in the 4700 block of South Loomis about 2:10 a.m. Dec. 25 when a vehicle pulled alongside and someone shot them, according to police. The 39-year-old Aguilar was shot in the head, and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died Wednesday, authorities said.

Donta Parker and Sakinah Reed fatally shot, third teen wounded in Grand Crossing drive-by

Jeff Mayes — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 10:23:48 -0600

A teenage boy and girl--Donta Parker and Sakinah Reed--were killed and a third teen was wounded in a Grand Crossing neighborhood drive-by shooting Tuesday afternoon.

The three were standing on a corner in the 7600 block of South Dorchester about 3:30 p.m. when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside started shooting, according to Chicago Police.

Parker, 16, was shot in the head; and the 17-year-old Reed was shot twice in the chest, police said. Both were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where Reed died at 4:28 p.m., and Parker at 4:31 p.m., according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Another 16-year-old boy shot in the hand was taken to St. Bernard Hospital. His condition stabilized, police said.

Parker lived in the 7800 block of South Cregier, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Reed was from the 9000 block of South Burley.

Autopsies Wednesday found Parker died of a gunshot wound to the chest, and Reed died of multiple gunshot wounds.

--Chicago Sun-Times Wire