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WEEK IN REVIEW: Four shot, one stabbed to death throughout city

Michael Lansu — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 08:43:51 -0600

BY MICHAEL LANSU
Homicide Watch Chicago Editor

Five people were killed by violence throughout the city last week.

Two men have been charged with murder in separate killings -- an alleged North Side drug deal and a Southwest Side domestic incident.

The most recent murder happened when Tyshon Anderson was shot to death in the first-floor hallway of a building in the 2700 block of East 80th Street about 11:05 p.m. Saturday, authorities said.

Anderson, 18, of who lived on the block, was rushed to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he died less than an hour later, authorities said.

In the South Deering neighborhood, Jeffery Whiters was shot to death on a sidewalk in the 2400 block of East 100th Street about 12:15 a.m. Saturday, authorities said.

Whiters, 34, of the 1200 block of West 74th Place, was shot in the right thigh and "left side of the body," authorities said. He died at 2:47 a.m. Saturday at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

In the Little Village neighborhood, Rosa Maria Perez, 27, was found stabbed to death inside her apartment in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue about 10 a.m. Thursday, authorities said.

Aaron Mejia, 19, has been charged with first-degree murder for Perez' death, authorities said. Perez' family said the pair had been dating for about three years and lived together in the home.

In the Lincoln Square neighborhood, Irbinzon Gonzalez was fatally shot about 7:30 p.m. Monday in a McDonald's parking lot in the 4800 block of North Lincoln Avenue, authorities said.

Gonzalez, 25, of the 2600 block of West Winnemac Avenue, was shot in the head inside a BMW and was dead on the scene, authorities said.

Cordero H. Sims, 26, of Naperville, was charged with murder in Gonzalez' death. Prosecutors said Sims shot Gonzalez during a drug deal.

Additionally, Brandon Torres died Monday night after he was shot in the head early Sunday in the 1600 block of West 44th Street, authorities said. Torres, 21, of the 4700 block of South Halsted Street, was sitting inside a vehicle when he was shot about 2:10 p.m. Sunday.

UPDATE: Cordero Sims held without bond in Lincoln Square murder

Safiya Merchant — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:16:01 -0600

Cordero H. Sims / Photo from Chicago Police

BY SAFIYA MERCHANT
Homicide Watch Chicago

A Naperville man who allegedly shot Irbinzon Gonzalez to death in the parking lot of a Lincoln Square McDonald's during a drug deal was denied bond Friday.

Cordero H. Sims, 26, of the 1300 block of Normantown Road in Naperville, was charged with one count of first-degree murder, authorities said. Sims appeared in court in a navy blue winter coat and blue jeans, and Judge James Brown ordered him held without bond.

Sims is accused of shooting Gonzalez, 24, about 7 p.m. Monday in the parking lot of a McDonald's in the 4800 block of North Lincoln Avenue, authorities said.

Prosecutors said a drug deal was arranged where Sims would buy a pound of cannabis. Sims, two acquaintances and the person who arranged the drug deal went to the McDonald's in an SUV and waited for Gonzalez and another 24-year-old man to arrive, said Cook County Assistant State's Attorney Maura White.

Gonzalez and his acquaintance arrived a short time later and parked a BMW next to the SUV, White said. Sims and his acquaintances inspected the cannabis and Sims went to the BMW with $462 in one dollar bills wrapped in a plastic bag inside a brown paper bag, White said.

The group had agreed to pay $4,500 for the drugs, but hoped to trick the sellers, White said.

Sims entered the BMW, discussed the transaction and handed the bag of money to the unarmed sellers, White said. When Gonzalez attempted to verify the payment, Sims pulled out a gun and a struggle ensued, authorities said.

Sims shot Gonzalez three times in the back of the head, grabbed the pound of drugs and fled in the SUV, White said. The other man in the BMW was able to escape without being shot.

Gonzalez, of the 2600 block of West Winnemac Avenue, was dead on the scene, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. He died of multiple gunshot wounds.

The person who arranged the transaction and the surviving drug dealer identified Sims in a photo lineup, prosecutors said. Sims was arrested Thursday and identified in a physical lineup.

Sims has previously been convicted of manufacturing and delivery of drugs and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, prosecutors said.

Sims lives with his grandmother and visits his 6-year-old daughter daily, according to his public defender. He went to Forman High School through his junior year and got his G.E.D. from Triton College. He currently works with his uncle.

-- Contributing: Michael Lansu

Cordero H. Sims charged in Lincoln Square murder

Safiya Merchant — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:40:03 -0600

Cordero H. Sims / Photo from Chicago Police

A Naperville man was charged with murder for allegedly shooting a man to death in a McDonald’s parking lot in the Lincoln Square neighborhood Monday night.

Cordero H. Sims, 26, was charged with one count of first-degree murder early Friday for allegedly shooting and killing Irbinzon Gonzalez in the 4800 block of North Lincoln Avenue about 7:30 p.m. Monday, police said.

Gonzalez, 25, was shot in the head about 7:30 p.m. in a dark-color BMW sedan in the McDonald’s parking lot in the 4800 block of North Lincoln Avenue, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. He was dead at the scene.

A police source said the shooting may have stemmed from a drug deal gone bad.

Sims, of the 1300 block of Normantown Road in Naperville, is scheduled to appear in court Friday.

-- Sun-Times Media Wire

-Sun-Times Media Wire

UPDATE: Irbinzon Gonzalez shot, killed in Lincoln Square Monday

Safiya Merchant — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:03:39 -0600

Irbinzon Gonzalez was fatally shot Monday night in the parking lot of a Lincoln Square McDonald's.

Gonzalez, 25, was in a dark-colored BMW sedan in the McDonald’s parking lot in the 4800 block of North Lincoln Avenue when he was shot in the head about 7:30 p.m. Monday, authorities said.

He was sitting in the vehicle in the parking lot when one or more gunmen fired into the car before fleeing in another vehicle, police said. He was dead at the scene.

Gonzalez, of an unidentified home address, died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to a Tuesday autopsy performed by the Cook County medical examiner's office.

A police source said the shooting may have stemmed from a drug deal gone bad.

Steven Beasley, a Lincoln Square resident for 10 years, said he was walking past the McDonald’s shortly after 7 p.m. when he saw a man who looked to be in his 20s and a woman arguing in the BMW.

“They were freaking out,” Beasley said. The woman got out of the car, and the man tried to stop her by grabbing the jacket she was carrying, leaving at least one of the car’s rear doors open, he said. The two walked into the McDonald’s and sat down. Still yelling, the man pointed at the cellphone of another man who was eating at the restaurant, Beasley said.

As he walked away, Beasley said the two were still in the McDonald’s arguing. Angelo Skoubis, a lifelong resident of Lincoln Square, was walking to a nearby coffee shop when he happened on the crime scene.

“I’ve never seen anything like this. It’s stunning, actually,” Skoubis said. “I’ve walked by this place a thousand times.”

No one was in custody early Tuesday as Area North detectives investigated.

--Sun-Times Media Wire, Sun-Times