Homicide Watch Chicago

BY LEEANN SHELTON Sun-Times Media Antwan Elliott was ordered held without bond Tuesday after prosecutors claimed he fatally shot 16-year-old Giovanni Matos last week in the Portage Park neighborhood. Matos was walking with two friends in the 5800 block of West Patterson Avenue when a vehicle pulled up about 1 p.m. March 15 and Elliot … Read more →

Antwan Elliott / Photo from Chicago Police BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Antwan Elliott was charged with murder Monday in the shooting death of 16-year-old Giovanni Matos this month in the Portage Park neighborhood, police said. Matos was walking with two friends in the 5800 block of West Patterson Avenue when a gray … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Six men were fatally shot, one man was stabbed to death and a baby had her neck slashed with a saw in slayings throughout Chicago last week. Four of the slayings happened over the weekend, when at least 24 other people were shot and wounded. The most recent … Read more →

A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot in the Portage Park neighborhood Sunday afternoon. Giovanni Matos was walking with two friends in the 5800 block of West Patterson Avenue when a gray car pulled up and an argument ensued about 12:50 p.m. Sunday, authorities said. During the argument, a gunman exited the car and opened fire, … Read more →