Daniel Travis charged in murder of Gregory Shanks

Chase DiFeliciantonio — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:35:23 -0500

Daniel Travis / Photo from Chicago Police

Daniel Travis has been charged with the fatal stabbing of Gregory Shanks during an argument Wednesday afternoon in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side.

Travis, 61, has been charged with first-degree murder, according to Chicago Police.

Travis allegedly stabbed 47-year-old Gregory Shanks in the chest and head a few minutes before 3 p.m. Wednesday as the two argued, a statement from police said.

When officers arrived, Shanks, of the 600 block of North Homan Avenue, was found in the vestibule of the building, authorities said. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:45 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Travis, who lives in the building where the stabbing happened, admitted to police that he stabbed Shanks after an argument turned physical, police said.

He is expected to appear in bond court Friday.

-- Sun-Times Media Wire

Gregory Shanks stabbed to death in Humboldt Park

Chase DiFeliciantonio — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:01:08 -0500

Gregory Shanks was stabbed to death Wednesday afternoon in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side.

Shanks was in the 700 block of North Trumbull Avenue about 3 p.m. when someone stabbed him, police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said.

Gregory Shanks, 47, of the 600 block of North Homan Avenue, was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:45 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Area North detectives are investigating.

-- Sun-Times Media Wire

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